03-17-2021, 07:00 PM
(03-17-2021, 06:38 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Scouting college players is not an exact science and even the best teams pick flops from time to time. But we have been on an epic string of bad picks. I think it is a combination of poor scouting and then poor coaching when we get them here.
Jonah has not looked that impressive, but you can't blame our scouts because EVERYONE had him as the highest rated O-lineman in the draft. Maybe that is on the coaching.
Price may have been drafted a little too high, but even if he was a second round pick he should have been A LOT better than what he has shown so far. Again, maybe that is on the coaches.
Ogbuehi was just a flop. He has been on other NFL teams so the problem was not our coaches.
Fisher might have been our "bad luck' pick because of his health problems.
Cordy Glenn was not that bad when he was on the field, but he was a head case.
Jonah was not the consensus #1 OT in his draft class. Close, but not “EVERYONE”’s #1. Plus there was more than a little talk of moving him to guard in the NFL.
There was no indication that Ogbuehi would be successful at LT during his first two seasons. And they still let Whitworth go in free agency despite still playing at a high level because they weren’t smart enough to structure a contract like the Rams.
Glenn was a poor trade from the beginning because he had already been benched for health and performance reasons.
It’s not just a case of poor luck. There is more than a fair share of poor judgment, poor decision making, and a failure to evaluate the situation and adjust the plan accordingly.
