Clearly from our first two picks Pace is drafting to win now. The reason I wanted to draft an OT high is for the same reason.
For starters, teams that draft OL early and often generally have a good to great OL. We simply don't find enough time in that slot. Bobby Massie is reaching the age and attrition where he is going to miss games and/or fall off on production. (IE: last year) Then, we move to Charles Leno. Some say it was the wedding. Some say it's the baby. Fact is, he didn't put in the work and basically stole his paycheck last year. He is a marginal athlete which makes his dedication in the weight room essential. You can tell from many of his breakdowns that he wss cheating his craft because he didn't have the strength to hold his technique.
Some say, why draft an OT early when we don't have many pics? He's not going to start anyway. My answer is this. Who do you want motivating Leno to work hard to keep his job. Who do you want coming off the bench when Massie gets hurt? Who do you want protecting your quarterback, especially if we draft a new one next year?
Pace must stop moving up in the draft. He's cost us the equivalent of an entire draft on his short tenure. That is the sole reason we don't have the core strength at our depth positions. The only way I'll accept him doing that again, is if he somehow can get Trent Williams.