Yeah maybe, but Slaus, Ramirez, Long, and Massie all are run maulers. We need a LT that protect Jay's blindside on the passing downs. It would be a good mixture, and you can always put a TE over there or chip with a RB. You're like a dog with one of those big plastic cones on your head, you simply cannot think outside the box.
Those four, Long, Massey, Ramirez, and Slaussen are exactly that, run blocking maulers, but they also do pretty good with the pass protection. Leno I thought did a pretty good job last year, and I would expect him to be as good if not more improved this coming season. I guess I'm saying that I don't think we need to draft a first round tackle this year. Now if Tunsil were to drop for some reason, I'd hope we'd jump to take him. I haven't been as up on the draft prospects this year as I have in the past, however what I've read and heard on Stanley kinda makes me hope we wouldn't take him. I could be wrong, and I likely am, but its just my take on whether we should draft him or not. I really think Leno, while not special, will be quietly a solid starting LT for us this coming season and those to come. I do hope we take a tackle somewhere around the third round, from what I've read there are some solid prospects that should land in the 3rd-4th rounds that can and should develop into pretty good starters. Honestly I hope we draft a tackle and a guard in this draft. We need somemore depth in the coming years and I'd love for us to have guys we develop and can plug in whenever guys like Ramirez and Slaussen, and even Massey have their time in chicago come to an end. I don't wanna see us signing guys like Omiyale, Ducasse, Omenah anymore. Lets develop more of our own.
We have more pressing needs and in the first I want to see us draft some kind of impact type player, someone that will be around, and play big on sundays. I'm hoping for Spence, I know he didn't test as well as he should have, but I just see a impact guy that will make plays that directly affect the outcomes of games in our favor. McPhee and Spence could be a devastating tandem pass rushing for us. I'm hoping we trade down in the first and add a 3rd rounder, and pick Spence. It would be doubly sweet if we could trade our pick, and maybe our 3rd rounder for Wilkerson and the jets first round pick, then take Spence. Two nice pieces on day one added to the defense, wow.
That said, I just don't really see LT as a big time need right now. Thats just my take on it.