Originally posted by RedAu:
Baalke also hates paying a lot for guards. By moving back to 1st we can get a 5 yr deal on him.
Correct. FA guards are overpaid, but having top talent at the position is still important.
With DL and OL addressed (assuming the FO believes in Trent Brown), frees up the rest of the draft to look at LB, CB, TE, and WR.