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Originally Posted by shuler82
two guards in the first three picks? holy ****.  |
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Originally Posted by SlickBri481
I have a hard time with drafting 2 guards in the first 3 rounds. I don't think our o-line is bad even if it could be upgraded. Idzik would have a tough time selling the fanbase on taking guards with 2 of his first 3 picks when the team is in dire need of playmakers on both sides of the ball.
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All you have to do is go back to 1999 and see that it's not an unprecedented idea to draft 2 Guards in the first 2 picks which was practiced by the Great Savior: Bill Parcells.
In 1999 we drafted in order:
2nd round #57 Overall - Randy Thomas -G - Mississippi State
3rd round #90 Overall - David Loverne - G - San Jose St.
4th round #123 Overall - Jason Wiltz - DT - Nebraska
5th round #162 Overall - Jermaine jones - DB - lasted 3 games
6th round #183 Overall - Marc Megna - LB - Richmond
6th round #197 Overall - JP Machado - G - Illinois
7th round #223 Overall - Ryan Young - OT - Kansas State
We went HEAVY on OLine that draft and the only picks that panned out were ol' #77 Randy Thomas until we lost him to Washington in 2003 and Ryan Young who was a starter from Day 1 as well but was gifted to the Texans expansion draft in exchange for them also taking Aaron Glenn & Marcus Coleman's MONSTER contracts off our books.
Just saying that it has been done before by a HOF coach and it should not shock anyone if it were to happen again if the value is there