Yoop wrote: ↑25 Oct 2021 16:09
Murphy was a 2nd round pick, thats high capital, that he didn't pan out is besides the point, other then College, Ted didn't spend higher then a 4th rounder on OL till 2010 on Bullaga ( drafted to play T) same in 011 for Sherrod, ( replacements for Cliffy and Taush) point is Ted didn't like to spend high pick on interior OL, yet spent 2nd and 3rd rounders on receivers every year for 5 years.
I sdon't care about draft capital. The Packers tried to go budget on the OLine and failed. Then they BUILT A GOOD OLINE. Period. Name draft picks all you want. The team stunk in 2005 when they signed Klemm and O'Dwyer, they immediately drafted 3 OL and 2 of them hit right away. They had some pieces already. But they tried doing it without having a line and they failed. Then they got the guys on the OL and they succeeded.
Talking draft capital is a loser ;pundit strategy. It's all the "spend a first on this" or "David Bakhtiari is a 4th round pick."
I don't care about the rounds they were taken. The team invested in the OL bigtime starting in 2006. Colledge, Spitz, Moll, Bulaga, Sherrod, Lang, Tretter, Bakhtiari... all home-grown OL talent. The list goes on. The Packers saw, clearly, in 2005 what happens when you think you can get away without it. Then the adjusted accordingly.
There is no argument here. You're being obtuse for the sake of it. TT invested in the OLine from 2006 on; he made sure they had a good starting unit and a couple depth pieces. He invested in offensive weapons, also. He spent a ton of 2nd and 3rds on guys that panned out beautifully. But we KNEW that you need the OL before you can see any benefits from the rookie QB or the fancy outside weapons. When the roster needed a revamp, we didn't draft 3-4 WRs; we kept a strong OL going and the team has succeeded despite the "lack" of shiny toy investment.
You need an OL. This isn't even an argument. Everyone knows that if you can't block and protect, your offense stinks. What are you even talking about? Why do you have to fight about everything. You need to build a good OL. Stop your stupid draft-round talk and look at what we had and what we did and how we got it. If you want to say TT wanted a "loaded weapon" more than he wanted an OL, you're just wrong. If you're saying that approach to building a football team works, you're just wrong. Take a look at the KC offense this year. They tried to build up their line but whiffed and now they can't protect Mahomes and he stinks.
MAHOMES STINKS without good protection. let that sink in.