04-28-2019, 03:48 PM
(04-28-2019, 03:03 PM)Joelist Wrote: Well, we got to see a different draft philosophy this weekend than what we have seen in a long time.
Marvin’s drafts were heavily tilted towards BPA and as a result we did wind up with talented players, but also wound up with players who despite talent did not fit our system (whatever it was - lack of schematic identity was also a Marvin thing) and we got more than our share of head cases.
In this first draft at least, ZT seemed to be ignoring BPA and instead looking for pieces he felt were needed to implement his plan for the team - particularly on offense. There was an emphasis on blocking and line play over the skill positions. Yes they traded up to get Finley but there it was a combination of Finley fitting their system and also probably not wanting to see Jeff Driskel under center ever again :)
I think he was able to accomplish both to an extent. Jonah Williams, Finley, Michael Jordan, and Trayveon Williams were near or at the top of the best available lists for NFL.com/ESPN when they were selected.
I found it refreshing to see the Taylor and Tobin have a clear plan on how they're going to build the team (even if we didn't know what phase 1 was going to look like before the draft). It has me excited to see what phase 2 and 3 are going to look like the next few years.
