12-13-2016, 10:49 PM
(12-13-2016, 08:38 PM)Whatever Wrote: I haven't seen Eiflein go in the first round in any mocks on the draft sites I follow. The only scouting service I've even heard of giving him a 1st round grade is McShay. He is mostly seen as a 2nd round talent. He has tangible physical drawbacks with his short arms and below average athleticism. Other C's drafted in the mid to late 1st like Alex Mack and Maurkice Pouncey do not have those kinds of physical weaknesses. When you pull the trigger on an interor OL player that early, they need to be a perennial Pro Bowler/All Pro type, which Elflein simply lacks the physical tools to develop into.Yeah those are drawbacks but I believe he will be a couple time pro bowler/all pro in the league. He has drawbacks which he makes up for in technique and aggressive run blocking at the point of attack. Extremely unlikely to get beat in pass protection bc he study's so much tape. It's the same reason Whit is still playing at an all pro level. Technique and form make up for lack of athleticism. And there's a reason mccshay who is one of the top 2 draft analysts has him in first round. and for all the people who wine and cry about our run blocking, seems like a no brainer to me
