05-06-2018, 09:41 PM
(05-06-2018, 07:11 PM)Neon Icon Wrote: Why was drafting Walton a head scratcher?
A 4th Round offensive lineman likely won't play for 3 years if ever. Plus, 10 lineman make a roster. How many do we have right now? With the run on lineman, you might be taking the 60th ranked lineman.
Now, with Walton, you get the 7th or 8th ranked RB. Plus, you need 2 RBs in the NFL. If Bernard or Mixon get injured, Walton can play.
And Walton is a good special teams player which you need. So from Year 1 you'll get contribution from him.
His upside is high. Had he not had a severe ankle injury, he likely was a 2nd Round pick. Guy could eventually start one day too if Mixon for some reason doesn't produce.
I'm not questioning upside at all. I do the draft thing heavily but he just got past me this year. So it was a head scratcher to me. I knew nothing about him at all and I mocked him zero times! I didn't know alot about Devontae Harris until later in the process. I truly thought he'd either go 7th or undrafted. Just the draft process. I did mock Logan but expected Luke
