01-12-2018, 11:06 PM
(01-12-2018, 01:21 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: It's a myth that number of starts equals talent. Ghiacuic, Livings, Bodine, Andrews. They all had lots of starts, but not a quality lineman among them.
Eventually, you will admit the truth just like you did with Bratkowski.
Wasn't Fred's argument only that "Other teams aren't getting production from o-linemen drafted in the 4th round or above because they're not starting?" Not sure how his logic is flawed here.
If they're not starting or getting significant playing time, then they're not producing on the field unless we count being a practice dummy as production.
And since very few teams have linemen drafted late as starters, they're either not good enough to produce as a starter or another linemen--either drafted earlier or a free agent--is more productive.
The only assumption that I could question is the one that coaches and teams are correct in the evaluations of their linemen, but i'm willing to bet they're right MOST of the time.
