Carson Picks His Horse

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(04-24-2021, 05:27 PM)bengals1969 Wrote: I keep hearing the stories about Sewell’s potential greatness. Former pros say he’s it. But man does Sewell have the thinnest of resumes.  His conference isn’t that good anymore. Bust wouldn’t surprise me at all.

Chase has a bright lights resume and a much longer football resume. I’d be shocked it he was a bust.

Pitts same as Chase, great conference, dominated in it, measurements off the charts. I’d be shocked if he was a bust.

At #5 I got to go with the guy I think is a sure thing.

I see what you're saying and I could be wrong, but I don't think either guy will be a bust. They're both clear Type As. Should they suffer some growing pains, they've shown the intestinal fortitude to fight through them. They'll both be productive imo, it's just a question of to what extent.

One of the things I like about Penei is that the floor of his impact (if not his talent) would be so high. He'd be serviceable no matter what, but also bring an identity to a unit that's gone without one for years. The symbolism of investing such a marquee pick on the OL would promise to take some pressure off his comrades, and perhaps even inspire them with new confidence. He's a larger-than-life all-business personality, and they don't grow on trees. 

Chase has some of that too, but WRs tend to have a smaller locker room multiplier imo. Their greatness is more limited to themselves and their QBs.