Oh, Good Lord. You "feel bad for Marrone in trusting Nix"? What fantasy land do some of you people live in?
You don't think grown men with years of football experience cannot make their own reasoned analysis of their OL needs? Don't you think it's possible that the entire coaching staff personally evaluated each of the team's own lineman to determine who could fill each position?
"So, Mr. Nix, what about a lineman here?"
"Oh, don't you worry yourself, young man, go play with your new QB."
"OK, thanks Mr. Nix, sorry for bothering you."
This post and others like are ludicrous and I'd be embarrassed if any of the staff were to read this laughing out loud and shaking their heads. I really wonder what some of you do for a living.