01-24-2021, 11:32 AM
(01-24-2021, 05:31 AM)willieFANderson Wrote: Is it fair to throw out their worst tape? My point is that without the OSU tape, he would be going later in the draft - doesn’t make him a bad player. But that tape is getting meme’d.
You see centers come into the league all the time who are “technicians” - can scoop around a player lined up in the gap, very ‘agile’, mobile, etc. but are out of the league a few years later - lots of rimington award winners. Dillard comes to mind as an OT who has a similar game. What I’m afraid of is that we find out later that his game doesn’t translate in the NFL and we waste another top 5 pick.
Just my gut feeling. I liked Jonah better as a prospect, would be willing to go for a more conservative proven type of player.
I'm not writing off Slater, but I'm with you. When I hear of an OT that lacks ideal size but relies on technique and speed to excel at the position, I cringe. It gives me Ced O PTSD.
I want a guy that has the size already along with at least sound technique. If a player's physical attributes like length and bend aren't there, it's hard to teach at the pro level. Give me the monster every time. Getting away from massive OTs is part of what hurt this team up from to begin with. Anymore, it seems like OL have a really hard time making the jump from college to the NFL. Technique guys get washed out quick, with elite players like Tyvon Smith being exceptions.
I'd love to see them get Sewell, the draft Carman or Brown in 2, maybe even Cleveland in 3 if they don't get a G in 2. I want a wall of mastodons on the right size. This would hopefully mean that the defense was addressed in FA, but it wouldn't be an awful way to go.
