Grading The Laremy Tunsil Trade I BMitch & Finlay

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JP and BMitch reflect on one of the biggest acquisitions of the Commanders offseason.

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00:00You gave up a lot to solidify your left tackle spot, right?

00:04Well, you've got a young quarterback

00:05and that's your most important thing.

00:07And you are going to have to pay Tunsell.

00:08Maybe it happens this summer.

00:10Maybe it's not till next year,

00:11but you're going to have to pay him.

00:13But this move is not a one for one.

00:16They didn't just shore up left tackle.

00:18If Brandon Coleman beats out Andrew Wiley at right tackle,

00:23then you've improved two positions.

00:25Or if they get through camp or even OTAs

00:28and they realize, listen, man, we love Coleman.

00:31Maybe people are right and he will be better as a guard.

00:34And then he replaces Cosby till Cosby's ready.

00:37And then he goes to Allegretti's spot.

00:40Like, it's entirely possible this move,

00:42Brandon Coleman to me,

00:44showed that he is an NFL offensive lineman.

00:48Now, he might've also showed

00:51that he's not necessarily a left tackle,

00:53but that doesn't mean he can't help you

00:55elsewhere on the line.

00:56I also say this, Jay.

00:56I think, just like we were talking about

01:00being too soon to judge Dylan

01:05Cruz.

01:06Cruz.

01:06All right.

01:08That dude played a whole year at left tackle as a rookie.

01:13Which guys that's been in the league five, six, seven years

01:17have, they struggle at left tackle.

01:19And we say that those guys are great.

01:21He was a rookie stepping in here.

01:23I think he did a remarkable job

01:25and could develop to be a great one.

01:28But if they can get somebody

01:32better, like a tonsil,

01:34and then you move it to another position

01:35where he can now stand up where

01:37he's not playing the toughest position in sports.

01:40You know what I mean?

01:41On the offensive line.

01:43He's passed that test.

01:45It wasn't like he was a first rounder.

01:48You know, he steps in and I think he played very good

01:51as a rookie and better than I've seen some left tackles

01:54that have been around for a long time play.

01:56I think at various moments, he was very good.

02:00And then I think some injuries piled up.

02:02He also hit a rookie wall.

02:03Like I think his second half of the season

02:06didn't touch the first

02:07and that should kind of be expected.

02:10But that's the thing that goes down with even guys.

02:12We watch guys once they get injured

02:14and they've been playing 10 years,

02:15they look worse in the second half.

02:16But my point with the tonsil thing is

02:20I don't consider it just a trade for tonsil.

02:22I think tonsil makes you way better

02:24at left tackle right away

02:26and helps you figure out the rest of your O-line

02:29taking the whole group up a notch.

02:31So I'm with you.

02:32I think it's an A.

02:33I think you got a lot.

02:36You're gonna have to pay them.

02:37That's the way of the world.

02:38Good teams pay good players.

02:40I think if you look at the two big trades,

02:45honestly, the three big trades they've made at this point,

02:48the Lattimore one is the one with the most pressure on it

02:50to perform.

02:51And that's, you gotta hope their health evaluation

02:55can be proven correct.

02:56True.

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