maybe to start the season, but after Stanley went down we had a makeshift right tackle and had to move Orlando Brown to left tackle. Plus we had a hole at right guard, although Powers played decent, he wasn't anything like Yanda. We also get Boyle back and he will also help the blocking a lot. He was definitely missed when he went down.
Right. We need to add a starting RT (likely through FA) and add depth. That's the objective, I think.
In an optimal world, you'd have kept Bozeman at LG and brought in a quality Center. While that's not impossible to happen today or tomorrow, it also becomes less and less likely as the draft goes on.
We need two Tackles. That's what I would want to come out of the next few weeks with. I would consider a line of Brown/Powers/Bozeman/Zeitler/Veteran to likely be on par or maybe slightly worse than last year's "optimal 5". We should be better at Center and RG, but weaker at RT. This, though, assumes that Bozeman is a competent Center.
The challenge is depth. Again, nobody can feel good about Phillips as your swing tackle, and while I don't think the depth on the interior is terrible, it could be stretched thin if you have multiple injuries. You really have Bredeson and then maybe somebody like TCC, but he projects as mostly a Center.
At this point, depth on the Oline is as important as getting starter play, because the likelihood of your entire Oline playing 17 games together is extremely small.
I fully expect them to add two Olineman in this draft, one who can play outside, and one who can play inside. And then add a veteran in FA.
Without knowing how the board will shake out, I'd probably be targeting Oline and then maybe either a Safety or DB of some kind today. I think if you're convinced you can sign a veteran pass rusher, you probably don't need to emphasize that position much, and I think you're largely set at WR.
Oline, TE, Safety/DBs is probably where I'd be focused on for the rest of the draft.
