03-31-2021, 10:26 AM
(03-30-2021, 07:59 PM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: Darrisaw played in an unconventional offense that took the philosophy of a quick hitting pass scheme to an extreme. His pass sets are all shallow and the rushers who he faced never had time to defeat his blocks and get to the QB. It's totally unknown as to whether the guy has the feet to mirror or the grip strength to sustain pass blocks. His technique needs to be rebuilt from the ground up if he's to stay at tackle.
He is undeniably a great mover in space who can pull with the best of them. For me that is not a determinant factor in whether or not he's going to he a good NFL tackle. I'd imagine that most franchises are leery of taking a guy who has no experience with 5 step drops. A lot of lower ranked prospects probably have more sustained pass blocks on film than Darrisaw. He's one of those cases where the pass block metrics are deceptive.
As to OP:
There are a lot of DL that I'd like. Basham seems like the most realistic one to fall that I'd be happy with. Ojulari, Phillips, Owusu-Koramoah, or Barmore would be crazy value. I'm not sure what to think of Rousseau at 2 - he may have to transition to 3T.
Agreed, When I do mocks I always love them when I can come away with one of them in the 2nd and agree on Basham who I think would be a fantastic addition to our DL rotation and a future 3 down lineman. Ditto on the rest. I just really curious what the Bengals are thinking.
If you end up going Sewell and defense in the second it means you take a WR later and probably sign a free agent or two like Kenny Stills for the time being. And the team might be better off long term. I believe these guys are so much more value than the 2nd round WR's at this point and probably the OL prospects but that's closer depending on who is available.
