Advice from Ernie Accorsi Mock

[Midswat]

Upon landing the Falcons GM job, Ernie Accorsi told Tom Dimitroff to focus on one area of team building at a time. Don't try to fix everything all at once because it could become overwhelming.

I think our OLine is in worse shape than our Dline, and I think those are our two biggest needs. With that in mind, my focus heading into this draft is to fix the offensive line:


1st - DJ Fluker, OT, UA
2nd - Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky
3rd - Travis Frederick, C/G, Wisconsin
4th - Bennie Logan, DT, LSU
5th - Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon
6th - Cornelius Washington, DE, UGA


My projected 2013 starting offensive line:

LT - Tyron Smith 308lbs
LG - Larry Warford 333lbs
C - Mackenzie Bernadeu 320lbs
RG - Travis Frederick 338lbs
RT - DJ Fluker 355lbs

Put a 1600lb wall in front of Tony Romo, and watch the offense soar.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

Upon landing the Falcons GM job, Ernie Accorsi told Tom Dimitroff to focus on one area of team building at a time. Don't try to fix everything all at once because it could become overwhelming.

I think our OLine is in worse shape than our Dline, and I think those are our two biggest needs. With that in mind, my focus heading into this draft is to fix the offensive line:


1st - DJ Fluker, OT, UA
2nd - Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky
3rd - Travis Frederick, C/G, Wisconsin
4th - Bennie Logan, DT, LSU
5th - Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon
6th - Cornelius Washington, DE, UGA


My projected 2013 starting offensive line:

LT - Tyron Smith 308lbs
LG - Larry Warford 333lbs
C - Mackenzie Bernadeu 320lbs
RG - Travis Frederick 338lbs
RT - DJ Fluker 355lbs

Put a 1600lb wall in front of Tony Romo, and watch the offense soar.

I like it. But I'd probably substitute Williams Gholston, DE, MSU over Travis Frederick.

 

[ZeroClub]

Upon landing the Falcons GM job, Ernie Accorsi told Tom Dimitroff to focus on one area of team building at a time. Don't try to fix everything all at once because it could become overwhelming.

Jerry followed this advice. Kicker was fixed last year.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

That advice makes no sense to me in the first place. Why is there any particular advantage to focusing on one side or the other? Why not just draft the best player available (unless at a position of unusual strength) no matter where he is?

 

[Midswat]

That advice makes no sense to me in the first place. Why is there any particular advantage to focusing on one side or the other? Why not just draft the best player available (unless at a position of unusual strength) no matter where he is?

I can see both sides of the argument.

Personnaly, I have such a hard on for a good Oline, I'd love it if we focused all our resources there.

 

[Theebs]

That advice makes no sense to me in the first place. Why is there any particular advantage to focusing on one side or the other? Why not just draft the best player available (unless at a position of unusual strength) no matter where he is?

that is the green bay, Pittsburgh and Baltimore way. take the best player.

 

[dbair1967]

just draft best players within reason

 

[cmd34(work)]

Livings will start again next year. His cap hit would be way too big this year and he's getting too much money to be a back-up. Jerry rarely admits mistakes so soon.

RT is up for grabs although I have a bad feeling Parnell will be gifted the job.
RG is best chance for upgrade with Bernadeau and Costa (both garbage options) slap fighting it out for the starting C job.