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Originally Posted by IndyNorm
I'm not so sure it was analytics that kept Pryor in the lineup. I think Reich is too nice for his own good and wants to give guys every possible chance to succeed even if they're failing miserably and costing his team wins and (in the case of Pryor) getting other players injured.
And if Ballard understood the importance of LT we never would have been in the position to where we were starting someone like Pryor anyway. As I believe you've agree with, Ballard should have actively went about replacing AC when AC first stated he was considering retirement rather than waiting until he actually retired.
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I think it was analytics that put Pryor in that position.
I think it was Reich or the oline coach that kept him there.
I don’t know the reasoning, don’t think they ever explained it. Maybe it was bc they didn’t think Raimann was ready. But it’s all speculation.
I think that’s a little too much to ask. Yeah when AC was hinting at retirement it should be on the radar. But you can’t spend a 1 on a guy that is going to sit as a backup for a couple years. Just on the chance a guy will retire when he says he thinks he will. No one has that kind of leeway with picks. Teams have too many holes and need high picks to contribute early on. They drafted some guys late, but you can’t just draft a tackle high to have him sit there for awhile.
That’s another Kevin Bowen hindsight point he brings up a lot. But I don’t think it’s realistic. LTs are hard to replace.