I agree with Roseman. I thought when they lost their center they would have trouble because he was a great player/leader. Didn't miss a beat. I won't take anything away from Hurts who is a true dual threat. He can take it all the way which is a #### for a defense. Defiantly top 10. I really like Jalen Carter. You must put 2 on him. That's an incredible advantage. They have a talented team and hate to say it but we can't play with them at this point. Plus Roseman got Pickette as a backup who performed well enough in that role. With Hurts playing style a good backup is needed. I read their OL coach is great. The Bills/Raven game was very good. The Ravens made to many turnovers and still had a chance on the road. They are the better team but didn't play better.StumpHunter wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:42 amIronically, Philly and KC were both starting backups on the interior in the conference championship and both did just fine. KC in particular had two great interior players in that game, and then arguably below average to bad players in the other 3 spots on the Oline. It didn't matter because Buffalo's front 5 isn't very good at getting to the passer, but if Mark Andrews doesn't sell last week, Baltimore does take advantage and probably keeps KC out of the Super Bowl. Houston just manhandled that line the week prior, they just didn't have the offense to make KC pay.VikingLord wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:47 am
I don't know if I agree with this conclusion. I think it is very likely (90% or so) at least one guard goes in the 1st round, perhaps in the first 15 picks. Teams are watching Philly and KC. It's a monkey-see, monkey-do league, and both teams have had good IOL play that has been a huge part of their success on offense. The Lions also had good IOL play. While there isn't a bumper crop of top prospects at center for sure, the guard position might be deeper than what you quoted indicates.
As for following Philly's approach, the Vikings would need to fire Kwesi and hire a GM who is competent at drafting to come close to what they did. They aren't just good on the interior of the Oline, they are top 5 at nearly every position group outside of maybe QB, and even he arguably among the top 5 QBs in the league, definitely top 10. In fact, you replace any our position groups outside of the pass catchers with Philly's and it would be a massive upgrade. That is true for most teams in the league too. In other words, it isn't just the IOL, it is everything.
Roseman is honestly on his way to becoming the greatest GM of all time and doesn't get nearly enough credit for what he has done with that team. Or at least he is great when he isn't being asked to pick between Reagor and Justin Jefferson that is.
The Chiefs are stacked and deep. That kid WR Worthy is a lighting bolt. Trying to win 3 SB in a row with today's constant roster turnover is very impressive. They can play any game you want. The draft when they selected the RB in round 7 was a dream.