Irsay interview with Stephon Holder

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by sherck

The only part that I raised an eyebrow at was the bit about "picking a RB earlier rather than later...."

The whole interview pretty much centered around the "rebuilding will take 2 years" stuff that this year is laying the groundwork for filling the holes next year.

However, RB is a hole to be filled next year....not a building block for this year, IMO. Gore and Turbin are perfectly fine for one more season if you add a late 4th round draft pick to the mix as depth. That kid can act as depth for whomever we pick earlier next year.

But, Pass Rush, CB, ILB, O-Line and NT all rank as higher priorities of needing fixed now than RB. O-Line may have the bodies already on it to fix but it would not shock me to see O-Line taken early in the 2017 draft. No other position group has their potential fix on the roster.

We simply do not have the luxury to pick RB early in the 2017 draft.

Cheers,

Just to be clear, Holder mis-spoke when he said something about RB early, he later corrected himself

@HolderStephen 12h12 hours ago
I might have mischaracterized Irsay in an earlier tweet. He mentioned RBs repeatedly. But he did throw in "later draft pick" later on.