Ogbuehi Benched

[SunsetBengal]

(10-20-2016, 01:22 PM)sonofstat Wrote: You know when it comes to drafting OL I sometimes wonder if Alexander is trying to be too cute/clever..almost willfully trying to be different.

- He pushed for us to take a risk in in Rd1 on an injured Ced after being in love with his his 'athleticism' and 'wow' moments

- We then doubled down and take another 'athletic' guy in Fisher who does well in drills at the combine Alexander ...then moves him all around including HB

- He pushed again for us to trade up (which is a real rarity) to get Bodine who again does good in combine drills but does not seem to play with great football strength and anchor.

Jeez, I even remember the draft when we had the opportunity to get a quality OG in DeCastro and everyone said he seemed to be a sure-fire prospect and we ended up passing on him to get an average CB who took an age to start (DreK) , and then drafted Zeitler who Alexander insisted was a higher rated prospect and he would not have drafted DeCastro anyway - despite everyone else thinking different.

You know i miss the days when we did not over think the right side of the offensive line and we had 340+ slobberknockers in Bobbie Williams and Big Willie Anderson....

...yeah, they may not have been able to do a cone shuttle or a 40 yard dash fast, be 'athletic' or play 'Moonlight Sonata' but they f***ing knew how to drive block the snot out of people so that even Rudi Johnson could regularly post 1000+ yard seasons.

I've mentioned this before, but I'll say it again for good measure.  When evaluating an OL prospect, the first thing to look at is their ability to knock someone off the ball and drive them down the field.  Pass blocking ability should be a distant second priority, as pass protection is mostly technique and can be taught.  Being physically aggressive is by far the most important quality, in my opinion, when looking at offensive linemen.