04-28-2021, 01:31 AM
(04-27-2021, 11:13 PM)Au165 Wrote: I mentioned this in another thread, if it’s Sewell playing guard or an actual guard in the 2nd, our line and subsequently Joe Burrow’s health this year are basically in the same situation. You can argue Sewell sets us up for the future at a more important position but the argument we need to have Sewell to keep Burrow safe THIS YEAR is flawed yet the main one people keep banging the drum on. Funny enough, if there is a knock on Sewell it’s that his pass protection could be a little rough early on because he lacks experience and gets lazy letting guys into his body at times...so the thing everyone thinks he fixes he probably doesn’t even fix this year.
If we take Sewell, I'm bumping Reiff inside.
I've banged the drum on like 50 reasons we should take Chase. Pass Blocking and keeping Burrow healthy is a primary focus, but far from the only benefit.
I do think it's a little unfair to say Sewell wouldn't help us in pass pro this year. Going from Hart/Spain etc to Sewell/Reiff on the right side would be a massive upgrade.
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