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Bulldog
The Legend
What does this draft mean for the current roster?
IMO:
1. Gruden, despite initial praise for the OL productivity on the ground, is rebuilding this group one step at a time. New LG in free agency, move Kory to center and release Will Montgomery. Now, the drafting of OT Moses and OG Long. These players may or may not start right away here but one thing is for sure, this staff doesn't have any faith in LeRibeus, Gettis or Compton. Those guys are toast.
2. The addition of Murphy indicates to me that Rob Jackson was resigned for insurance but is not going to get that much time on the field if there is an injury to Orakpo or Kerrigan. I think it also is a sign that former fifth round pick, Brandon Jenkins, has not impressed the staff as a pass rush option from the outside.
3. The flow of the draft is such that Thomas and Rambo can exhale a bit now as they know they are going to get a legit chance this summer to secure jobs on the roster. There won't be any blue chip prospects coming in to challenge them, although we could always add another veteran.
4. Speaking of veterans, if Long can come in and show well enough perhaps we can jettison Chris Chester and his $2.7M cap hit for 2014 to go out and sign or trade for help at safety, inside linebacker or getting that second pass-catching TE.
IMO:
1. Gruden, despite initial praise for the OL productivity on the ground, is rebuilding this group one step at a time. New LG in free agency, move Kory to center and release Will Montgomery. Now, the drafting of OT Moses and OG Long. These players may or may not start right away here but one thing is for sure, this staff doesn't have any faith in LeRibeus, Gettis or Compton. Those guys are toast.
2. The addition of Murphy indicates to me that Rob Jackson was resigned for insurance but is not going to get that much time on the field if there is an injury to Orakpo or Kerrigan. I think it also is a sign that former fifth round pick, Brandon Jenkins, has not impressed the staff as a pass rush option from the outside.
3. The flow of the draft is such that Thomas and Rambo can exhale a bit now as they know they are going to get a legit chance this summer to secure jobs on the roster. There won't be any blue chip prospects coming in to challenge them, although we could always add another veteran.
4. Speaking of veterans, if Long can come in and show well enough perhaps we can jettison Chris Chester and his $2.7M cap hit for 2014 to go out and sign or trade for help at safety, inside linebacker or getting that second pass-catching TE.
