Can't say I'm as confident as you. Goedeke is another in what's become a farm of short armed OT college prospects on the Bucs roster that don't have the required measurables to play OT in the NFL. Add him to most recent picks Hainsey and Mauch as well. Plus don't forget the Bucs still have Feiler, Leverett, etc. So a good player will now miss out on playing time on the inside due to the obsession with short armed college prospects while we will have a less than ideal starter at OT.Central_Buc wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 9:28 amI think it's going to be the other way around, Baker becomes a huge surprise as I think Goedeke solidifies RT. It sounds like I'm reaching but I'm very optimistic about this scenario.
I still think we should take a flyer on someone like Foles for insurance.
People may say "well Licht is just picking the best player he rates at OL". Well, okay. But at some point you have to address your needs and stop picking players that need to move positions in the NFL. All of Hainsey, Goedeke and now Mauch have significant draft capital invested in them and it's not looking great so far for 2 of the 3 that have played. Hainsey was only okay last year and hasn't solidified a spot after moving from OT in College. We will see on Mauch who is moving positions also.
Solidifying RT would mean Goedeke being an above average to good starter that we don't have to worry about. In fairness, I would give him a better chance than your other prediction of Baker surprising. I'd give Baker a 5% chance of surprising, Goedeke has an uphill battle of locking down RT at 10-20% chance, IMO. He should be in the gym this offseason and then preparing to move back to the right side but not at RT, at RG. But that can't happen because the GM has done him no favors with poor planning.