04-29-2021, 01:33 PM
There's no doubt that Sewell has the potential to be a huge help down the road. But one thing I think some for taking for granted is that he's going to be a huge help immediately.
I'm not pointing this out to say this is a reason to not draft him. The long-term and big picture should always be what influences a draft pick the most. But I just think too many people think this guy is going to immediately step in and be well above average. That's not very likely to happen.
I've seen a lot of people have say that we NEED to protect Joe Burrow in 2021 and Sewell will be a big reason we can do this. I respectfully disagree. If we were truly serious about protecting Joe Burrow would have signed a high dollar guard and not reserved ourselves to bringing back Quention Spain for the vet minimum. We would have added another quality Guard/Center for depth and to protect us in case Hopkins isn't ready.
As far as protecting Joe Burrow immediately, we're almost at the "what you see is what you get" phase right now. Sewell, Slater or a 2nd rounder, they'll all help with depth and they'll show some flashes. But the chances of any of them coming in and playing at a consistently high level are slim to none. None of them are going to take this OL from bad or below average to decent or above average overnight.
Just my 2 cents. No problem with wanting Sewell for the long term, or because you think he's the best prospect. I just disagree that's he's going to step in and immediately transform the strength of the position group.
I'm not pointing this out to say this is a reason to not draft him. The long-term and big picture should always be what influences a draft pick the most. But I just think too many people think this guy is going to immediately step in and be well above average. That's not very likely to happen.
I've seen a lot of people have say that we NEED to protect Joe Burrow in 2021 and Sewell will be a big reason we can do this. I respectfully disagree. If we were truly serious about protecting Joe Burrow would have signed a high dollar guard and not reserved ourselves to bringing back Quention Spain for the vet minimum. We would have added another quality Guard/Center for depth and to protect us in case Hopkins isn't ready.
As far as protecting Joe Burrow immediately, we're almost at the "what you see is what you get" phase right now. Sewell, Slater or a 2nd rounder, they'll all help with depth and they'll show some flashes. But the chances of any of them coming in and playing at a consistently high level are slim to none. None of them are going to take this OL from bad or below average to decent or above average overnight.
Just my 2 cents. No problem with wanting Sewell for the long term, or because you think he's the best prospect. I just disagree that's he's going to step in and immediately transform the strength of the position group.
