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WNYRAIDER wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:31 am .....I know that right tackle seems the bigger uncertainty at the moment, but Miller is increasingly less likely to get through a season at left tackle, and we are at the point where drafting his potential replacement has to be a thought. ...even if it is a guy with all of the tools, but' is raw',for whatever reason, whether having outgrown TE or whatever, and we take a shot at him not with our highest picks, but perhaps with one of those 4th rounders....

haji81872 wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 7:47 am lv_draft_1774104364809.png

Have to say, I love this draft.

WNYRAIDER wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:31 am .....I know that right tackle seems the bigger uncertainty at the moment, but Miller is increasingly less likely to get through a season at left tackle, and we are at the point where drafting his potential replacement has to be a thought. ...even if it is a guy with all of the tools, but' is raw',for whatever reason, whether having outgrown TE or whatever, and we take a shot at him not with our highest picks, but perhaps with one of those 4th rounders....

chucker wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:12 am You just described a guy who was never going to get any real playing time as a rookie and needs developing. Yet we drafted that guy last year in Grant and now, after a year of development time when he was never expected to contribute, you seem to have forgotten that he needed to develop.

It's almost like Spytek knew what he was doing last year when he drafted Grant and Rogers.

We need to draft olinemen every year, but we need to let them develop and not forget about them. We're a better constructed team now because we drafted Grant and Rogers last year.

haji81872 wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 7:37 pm RB are a dime a dozen, pick up an UDFA. A kicker? We have two. OUr developmetal QB is Mendoza.

There is no such thing as drafting too many linemen.

Trainnvain wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:31 am I think the Raiders accomplished this already when they drafted Grant- a guy with all the tools but raw, who needs development.

chucker wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:12 am You just described a guy who was never going to get any real playing time as a rookie and needs developing. Yet we drafted that guy last year in Grant and now, after a year of development time when he was never expected to contribute, you seem to have forgotten that he needed to develop.

It's almost like Spytek knew what he was doing last year when he drafted Grant and Rogers.

We need to draft olinemen every year, but we need to let them develop and not forget about them. We're a better constructed team now because we drafted Grant and Rogers last year.

WNYRAIDER wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 9:59 am ... maybe, it is hard sometimes to remember how little we know about some of those guys we recently drafted, and many of us likes the picks when taken, due to Pete not playing them, and his kid being a.....

Attyla wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 10:34 am I would prioritize a guard if all things are equal. LT will need consideration at some point, but we do have Miller. I know he got dinged up the last couple years, but past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Bottom line, we need to let the draft come to us and not force the draft. It is like saying we need to draft a developmental QB somewhere in the draft and that is absolutely false. We need to draft players who are the best option each time we are up. Teams that focus on a position over the best player are going to suffer each and every year.

BoKnows81 wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 10:35 am Who are you playing at RT?

Attyla wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 10:37 am Grant should get every chance at the job. I am more concerned with getting our run game going so a road grader guard would be a great idea in the second round. You and I both know that Mendoza is at his best when his run game is successful.

BoKnows81 wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 10:44 am Oh I'm completely fine with a guard as you said. I was genuinely curious who you wanted to start at RT. I like Grant and i think he should be Kolton's successor but I don't think he ever played right tackle. I'd personally rather draft a legit right tackle bc there's more uncertainty there at the moment then guard.