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Offensive tackle - Great minds think alike?

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Is it supposed to be some kind of stretch of the imagination that a 2nd or 3rd round Tackle might be better than Byron Bell or any of the other UFA Tackles on the roster?

Not any 2nd or 3rd round if any draft, our picks in this draft. Just the way the chips fell

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Even if he had taken Tiny Richardson or James Hurst with the 6th Rd pick, it would've shown that OT is at least somewhat of a priority.

 

ITaking a RB in the 6th was a lixury pick that he didn't have. If Stewart and/or Williams are cap casualties af the end of the year, big deal. Draft a RB in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th rd in 2015 and/or sign a FA.

Not any 2nd or 3rd round if any draft, our picks in this draft. Just the way the chips fell


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Even if he had taken Tiny Richardson or James Hurst with the 6th Rd pick, it would've shown that OT is at least somewhat of a priority.

ITaking a RB in the 6th was a lixury pick that he didn't have. If Stewart and/or Williams are cap casualties af the end of the year, big deal. Draft a RB in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th rd in 2015 and/or sign a FA.

He didn't think a 6th round ot would be better than what he has, and not as good a football player as who he drafted.

Btw the rb is pretty good.

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Then he must love him some Byron Bell. I wonder what he's seen out of him since the end of the season? It couldn't have been anything that he saw last year that gave him this confidence.

 

Greg Hardy was drafted in the 6th round. Why not take a chance on someone that could at least be a backup at a very thin position instead of drafting a 5th RB? He must've felt pretty good about Barner when he took him in the 6th too, right?

He didn't think a 6th round ot would be better than what he has, and not as good a football player as who he drafted.

Btw the rb is pretty good.


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Then he must love him some Byron Bell. I wonder what he's seen out of him since the end of the season? It couldn't have been anything that he saw last year that gave him this confidence.

Greg Hardy was drafted in the 6th round. Why not take a chance on someone that could at least be a backup at a very thin position instead of drafting a 5th RB? He must've felt pretty good about Barner when he took him in the 6th too, right?

The idea is to minimize chance. He thinks the rb was at that point the most talented player

As for bell the offseason is far from over. Let's see how dg monitors the wire

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To draft good football players instead of bad or broken ones?

thanks for  smartass response.

 

seeing as how we were completely blew any chance to at least at serious depth and competition to the mix in the draft and didn't do anything in free agency leading up to the draft to do that, what do we do now and what makes anyone think that gettleman will bring in depth and competition beyond the OTs he has on the roster right now?

 

in case you totally missed that and need it simplified further....what is the plan NOW to help out the oline on the outside?

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You think reaching for an OT in the 2nd is the answer to that problem?

A 3rd tier rookie OT is better then 2 veterans competing?

it is an answer. it's competition and i think those guys could easily have provided solid competition for the OTs we have. i don't have faith in them and i think that we would be helped by competition, esp. competition made available in the draft.

 

and just because an OT is a veteran doesn't mean he's quality. also, the only guy you could legitimately say was a veteran with starting experience is bell. chandler might be the guy, but its not like he's got morenthan one season of pro level experience at the position. 

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it is an answer. it's competition and i think those guys could easily have provided solid competition for the OTs we have. i don't have faith in them and i think that we would be helped by competition, esp. competition made available in the draft.

and just because an OT is a veteran doesn't mean he's quality. also, the only guy you could legitimately say was a veteran with starting experience is bell. chandler might be the guy, but its not like he's got morenthan one season of pro level experience at the position.

It's more then a below average skill set rookie brings to the table. The value just wasn't there at any of Carolina's picks to reach for a tackle. The fact they like what Bell and Chandler bring to the table, makes reaching for a tackle even less valuable.

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It's more then a below average skill set rookie brings to the table. The value just wasn't there at any of Carolina's picks to reach for a tackle. The fact they like what Bell and Chandler bring to the table, makes reaching for a tackle even less valuable.

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then why bother with any rookies? 

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then why bother with any rookies?

Obviously they felt that KB will at least provide a redzone target for Cam at the minimum. As for the RG, the team probably felt that he could be a day one starter at RG over KGB if he's not in shape to start. Ealy provides the team insurance should they not be able to resign Hardy and he's likely to get in the rotation with the suspension and likely cut of Alexander.

The two DB's provide depth and fit the skill set of what Carolina looks for in DB's.

Gaffney was brought in to eventually replace Stewart.

The fact they didn't take a tackle that they felt was less skilled then what was currently on the roster just shows how much they like Bell and Chandler.

I've been mentioning how much Rivera likes Bell a lot this offseason. It's the sole reason I didn't expect a tackle to be drafted. They've been grooming Chandler to take over for Bell at RT. They feel like he's a good fit there and couldn't be upgraded in the draft.

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