04-28-2019, 02:43 PM
(04-28-2019, 09:45 AM)OSUfan Wrote: It is becoming extremely apparent that you are a closet Pittsburgh fan. Why not just admit it?
Jonah Williams reminds you of Fischer? How much sense does that even make? You want a much better comparison then you may want to try David Bakhtiari. Seems to have worked out alright for him hasn't it?
If you think Sample is going to be nothing more than a backup then you simply are just being difficult. With the emphasis that this staff is going to put on running the football Sample is going to see a large amount of playing time and I have a feeling is going to be very valuable in the play action game which this staff seems to want to utilize heavily.
I am very certain you would have felt very differently about having Finley on this roster last season when Dalton got injured and if you do not think that Finley possesses the skills to become a future franchise QB then you clearly do not know much about the game.
We did not need to address WR with a draft selection as this staff clearly is comfortable with the group they have right now. However, they did add a kid as am UDFA that could push someone like Core off the roster and that is Stanley Morgan Jr.
Apparently you are fine with drafting backups at WR and DE but not at other positions? You are comical.
Just admit you are a Pittsburgh fan that is the first step in healing!
Dude, I have been a port of enough message boards to vouch for my loyalty I used to hold weekly tailgate parties for everyone to come hang out. You are just trying to use a moral identity attack on me as if if it makes your position or the picks better. If you want to like every bucket of shit thrown your way because of some authoritarian follower loyalty have at it.
The truth is every single all pro offensive tackle has at minimum an above average athletic grade. No all pro offensive tackles get there without it. It’s just reality. For Williams to get there he would have to literally break the mold. And this does not mean he doesn’t have the ability to be a decent average tackle with a long career. And it could mean that he won’t be able to handle it and move to guard where he could do well.
But there is a reason Williams fell to #11. If he had better size and athletic grades he would have.
And I say Sample is going to be a backup because HE IS A BACKUP!! This isn’t even a question. He is behind Eifert and Uzomah. How many 2 tight end sets do you think we will run? How many of those will include him? Like any other TE he has to learn his craft for a few years just like Kroft and Uzomah did. He will be really lucky to be on the field 10% of the time. Any more will be because of injury. Most of the time pro players are what they were in college. He will likely be an average TE in the league. He has no special skills to set him apart. As his coach said when they announced him, his receiving skills are “adequate”.
As for DE and WR, at 2 we could have have gotten a starter at either position. Lots of available talent there. The Rams had 3 WR’s with almost 1000 yards (injury prevented it) so you need lots of WR’s that can bring YAC. We also don’t know if Ross is going to make it and both our starters are signed for one year. It’s practically irresponsible not to draft a WR.
And we really need a 3 down DE, especially with Johnson gone. Who is filling that role? Lawson is a 3rd down rush specialist.
