04-05-2021, 12:31 PM
(04-02-2021, 08:06 PM)samhain Wrote: I feel like on either side of the so called "Civil War", the expected path in the draft is largely the same. People who want Chase usually want an OL in 2. People who want Sewell want a receiver in 2. It has to be a WR and a OL in the first 2 rounds, the only x-factor is in what order.
It seems that as we near the draft, the possibility of a highly regarded pass rusher slipping to us in 2 grows. Rousseau was once the guy that many thought was number 1 in terms of the position. Now he's in apparent free fall. Paye is dropping a bit, too. Wrs like Marshall are rising. A run on OL is expected. There are only so many slots.
What do you do if you're sitting there with the 5th pick in round 2 and one of these guys is still out there?
Or you are like me with no wrench because you think that by sheer value available in the top of the 2nd round, OL needs to be the pick in the 2nd round regardless of who is chosen in the 1st round.
In no particular order... Hill, Jenkins, Dickerson, Davis, Hudson, Mayfield, T Smith, Cosmi, Eichenburg, and S Brown... are all 2nd round guys where a couple of them probably could have been 1st round guys in a less deep draft. I would much rather grab another OL with a value pick than take a WR off need just because they're the next best guy available.
Honestly I would then trade up with my 3rd to the end of the 2nd and take another one of those guys, too.
Sewell
OL
(trade up to end of 2nd) OL
Is my ideal draft this year. If Sewell is gone and Chase is the pick, I wouldn't be upset over Chase/OL/OL, but if Sewell is there, he should be the pick.
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Not really important for the spirit of the thread, but just as an aside, the Bengals have the 6th pick in the 2nd round, not the 5th.
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