Ryan Pace was very open in his offseason strategy when talking to Dan Pompei of the Athletic. He discussed the decision to let Josh Sitton go, and why it made sense at the time.
“We had to make a decision with his contract,” he said. “We knew we had the flexibility to play Cody Whitehair at center or guard. We like Eric Kush. And it was a deep position in the draft. So now we have a young group, and the addition of Harry Hiestand is understated. He’s awesome. Whoever we add to the room, he’s going to maximize.