NYE Mock

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(01-03-2025, 02:30 PM)Whatever Wrote: I'm not necessarily opposed to drafting a G, but to me, they need to add something to justify a 2nd round pick.  Ratledge is just more of the same types of guys we have, "glass eater", but bad balance and struggles with interior quickness means he will take some embarrassing L's in pass pro and he doesn't add much to the run game in terms of what plays we can effectively run.  Much has been made about the poor RAS of this OL group, and to me, if we're spending premium draft capital on the OL, it needs to be done with an eye on improving that.

I highly doubt Ratledge will be an outright bust, but to me, he's just going to be one of those guys that hangs around the league for a decade as a quality backup and replacement level starter.  I think there will be better prospects available, and Ratledge is the type of guy that goes in the 4th-5th in a good OL class.  

I guess I look at him more as a solid starter for a decade, not a replacement-level starter.
Agree to disagree I guess.