OT contenders

[Mike M (the other one)]

(01-22-2019, 06:48 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: If you're going to run an offense similar to LA, you need a mean-ass RT that will knock some people on their butts in the running game.  Cody Ford appears more than capable of doing just that.  At first, I had some concerns about his pass blocking, from a "scouting report" that I had read.  Since then, I've taken the time to actually watch some film that breaks down what he's doing in each aspect of the game.  Now, I'm fairly convinced that the concerns expressed in the initial scouting report were a bit overblown, or just plain bias on the part of the author of the report.

Right now, I'm still convinced that Ford will be around in the middle of the 1st round.  Come draft night, if the Bengals really want him, I would have no issues if they took him, or even traded back a couple spots and picked up an extra 2nd round pick in the process, to take him.  

The bias is because we err Oklahoma used to be known as a spread offense, so blocking isn't as critical as it is in a Pro-Set. With the addition of Lincoln Riley to the mix as OC, we run a combo of Spread/Air Raid with a solid running game as well, so no one knows how to grade the OL we have because the big uglies aren't required to maintain a block for long in passing situations but they are all road graders. We have 3 more OL that will enter the draft next year and they are all 3 all Big 12 pre-season favorites. And I love the Hurts Transfer. it was a great move to give us a chance to get the 5-Star Freshman QB (Spencer Rattler) we signed a 1 year bridge before he takes over for a couple years.
I think he has the athleticism to be a LT in the NFL.

Thing is, you could take Cody in round 1 then move up a little in round 2 maybe and get Bobby Evans. Keep Glenn and let him teach Bobby how to use his hands better and Bobby would be a good LT.

We need to wait and see how the Pro-Days and Combine goes first, everyone shifts up and down based on that. Just like how Orlando Brown Jr fell, but still ended up being a solid RT in the NFL Level. Tapes don't lie, combines can fool you. Look at Art Modell, he loved those combine freaks.

Was so mad when we skipped him not once, but 2x's in the 3rd round last year.