Jackson Carmen hahahahaha

[SunsetBengal]

(05-02-2021, 12:13 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Man, I expected Carman to be your type of guy brother...huge people mover, very fleet-footed for his size, violent punch, smart/coachable player who has a pretty good amount of upside...especially at RG, where he could be a bulldozer.

I would have loved the pick, if it were in addition to another T/G that didn't have medical and technique issues, as I do love big, earth mover type of OL.  While the same scouting reports talk about his athleticism, they also go on to bring up his "clunky feet" as a detriment, and say that he might not be quick and agile enough to get around the edge versus NFL players.

So, even at putting him at Guard, and assuming that he'll be in perfect medical condition;  You're still somewhat limited in what you can ask him to do.  He might do well straight ahead blocking, provided he learns to bring his feet up under him without getting his torso overextended, he might do well on inside trap plays, but he's not the guy you want pulling around the edge from the backside.

All initial biases and gripes about the pick aside, I could see him being a really good player in 1-2 years, should his back remain solid, and Coach Pollack be able to coach him up a bit.  I just think it rather irresponsible of the front office to gamble with Burrow's protection on medical red flag guys like Carman (who I would have loved in addition to another with a clean bill or health), and Trey Hill coming off of double knee surgery.  I mean, when I look back at the board, we could have any of a slew of highly rated guys in round 2 that went between where we were scheduled to pick and where we did, and then could have landed a tough, healthy Center the next round in Kendrick Green.

It's obvious that the team strategy was to go for volume of players, in hopes of landing a couple that pan out into good/really good players, rather than staying upward in the draft and going for higher quality.  After watching Burrow go down the way he did last season, and seeing (what I thought) was a really meager attempt to bring in OL in free agency, I just expected more in the draft.