04-02-2021, 06:54 PM
(04-02-2021, 01:02 AM)Whatever Wrote: CBS had Jonah at 3, and they were the go to at that time. There was a ton of hype about Jonah, but it may not have seemed that way around here because there was no way he was supposed to fall to us, whereas it seems likely Sewell will make it to us.
Whether a pick is a hit or a whiff very much matters based on where they're drafted. I don't think anybody is advocating waiting until round 4 to draft an OL. Pretty much everyone that wants Chase or Pitts wants OL in 2 and again in 3 or 4.
Fair point, there. Completely blanked on Fisher.
Never knew of CBS as a go-to site for anything, really. I've always used WalterFootball myself, and there are certainly more credible draft resources than CBS.
I don't want a guy who is "semi-decent for a 2nd rounder" either. If you get an average starter in the 2nd, that's a hit. I want better than average up front. Especially considering WR is clearly a lesser need then OL. We've hit on more WR's in later rounds than OL anyway.
Chad Johnson
TJ Houshmandzadeh
Chris Henry
Jordan Shipley (prior to injury)
Tee Higgins
Tyler Boyd
Marvin Jones
Mo Sanu
(04-02-2021, 01:32 PM)Whatever Wrote: Here's an interesting take from Colts OL coach Kevin Mawae about shifting guys around positions on the OL. If Mawae sounds familiar, he was an 8 time All Pro C with the Jets.
“Not specifically about this team but just in general, it’s not as easy as everybody thinks it is,” Mawae said, via Mike Chappell of WXIN. “Everybody is like, ‘Just plug them in at guard.’ Well, that just doesn’t happen like that. I think there are unique tools and attributes that a guard has to have versus a tackle and a center, and just to plug and play is not the right way to go about it. You want to put the best five guys on the field talent-wise, but also you want to put the best five combination out there.”
So drafting Sewell and pushing him, Reiff, or Jonah to G may not be as effective as we think it will be.
Reiff has said he'll play any position. I doubt he'd say such a thing if he viewed it as some kind of daunting task.
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