Is there any doubt that Bradford is the most important asset on the team?
Is a solid O line more important to his health than having a true #1 WR?
I agree. If receivers don't get separation or drop the ball, then it makes little difference if Bradford has time. When Rodgers isn't getting sacked, he's throwing TD passes.
Did you know the Rams allowed the fewest sacks of any NFC West team in 2013?
thats also a bit misleading- we max protected a ton- 2 and 3 te sets etc.
doesnt have to be either or people- if we took Watkins, it doesnt mean we cant address the oline with other picks right? we still have Long and Barks at OT- lets see abou FA- but OG's can be had all throughout the draft. Ilove Robinson, and hope we get him potentially, but Watkins helps in many ways- laid out by some already in this thread.
You think we're the only team that max protected a ton?
The Niners didn't have any weapons outside Vernon davis and Anquan Boldin - not to mention are used as an example for drafting o-line in the first....kinda funny to see them get a free pass.
Not to mention a lot of our "leaky o-line" can easily be attributed to TE and RB play in blitz pick up and pass/run pro
Look at the Lions for your answer. Their OL is no better than ours the last two yrs. And Stafford had a monster yr w Calvin 2 yrs ago. He was inconsistent last yr, but that is what a goto everydown wr brings. Bradford has never had that luxury. Some qbs dont need it ala Brady Manning Rodgers. Some do ala Stafford Dalton Bradford and most others. If we get one Bradford and the offense will not be a problem.
uh Crabtree??? and Vernon Davis is one of the most talented TEs in the NFL- fastest- and Boldin is a proven possession wr- both are far better than anything we have, and throw in Crab- another talented WR. and no they didnt play as many 2 te and 3 te sets as we did to help our QB- They are build differently- we can certainly benefit from an outside threat like Watkins- no question about it.
uhh what? With bradford the first 4 games, we ran a spread - that's not max protect, that's max exposure.. especially when you consider what happened anytime you asked Drich and jared Cook to block
Just depends on how you want to look at it, both areas could use help still. Bradford did get hurt this year because he couldn't find anyone open, thus he took off from the pocket. Granted it was a freak injury... Someone getting open would have helped in that situation.
Did you know the Rams allowed the fewest sacks of any NFC West team in 2013?
thats also a bit misleading- we max protected a ton- 2 and 3 te sets etc.
doesnt have to be either or people- if we took Watkins, it doesnt mean we cant address the oline with other picks right? we still have Long and Barks at OT- lets see abou FA- but OG's can be had all throughout the draft. Ilove Robinson, and hope we get him potentially, but Watkins helps in many ways- laid out by some already in this thread.
Build the line and everything else falls in placeIs there any doubt that Bradford is the most important asset on the team?
Is a solid O line more important to his health than having a true #1 WR?
Bradford took off because the protection broke down not because he could not find anyone.
Here is the link: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...dford-suffers-knee-injury-in-rams-week-7-loss
He was under pressure within 2 seconds of the snap. O line problem not WR
uhh what? With bradford the first 4 games, we ran a spread - that's not max protect, that's max exposure.. especially when you consider what happened anytime you asked Drich and jared Cook to block