04-13-2017, 09:12 AM
I'd be okay with the draft. Perine is a a rotational back so if we are going to stay with committee and expect Gio back it makes sense. Shuster's ceiling to me is a high end #2 in the league who can moonlight as a #1. He is never going to be a top level guy but can be a very good Robin to a Batman like AJ Green. I am not sure though that he really brings you a ton more than a Cody Core or Tyler boyd, but it does add another option.
I was down on Barnett early, but the more I watch him the more I realize that Barnett may actually have the best technique of the guys at the top. When you start looking at his measurables you question how he got the production, but then you turn on the tape and realize he was doing it with sound technique and that sound technique has a better chance of translating over physical attributes. I now feel like Barnett is the safest of the 1st round rushers in my mind, but may have a slightly lower ceiling. I am okay with that as I don't think you have to have an all pro at 9, but you have to have a pro bowl level player and he can be that.
I was down on Barnett early, but the more I watch him the more I realize that Barnett may actually have the best technique of the guys at the top. When you start looking at his measurables you question how he got the production, but then you turn on the tape and realize he was doing it with sound technique and that sound technique has a better chance of translating over physical attributes. I now feel like Barnett is the safest of the 1st round rushers in my mind, but may have a slightly lower ceiling. I am okay with that as I don't think you have to have an all pro at 9, but you have to have a pro bowl level player and he can be that.
