Frank Ragnow

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(03-21-2018, 12:44 PM)3wt Wrote: This is Drew Boylhart's (The Huddle Report) recent assessment of Frank Ragnow.   

Drew is not always on the mark (in fact he's made some really inaccurate prognostications), but he is normally a good assessor of O line and D line talent.   He tends to be less accurate about linebackers (he was a BIG Dontay Moch fan).  I recommend checking out Huddle's "Talent Board" - Boylhart's primary contribution to the site.   He rates players according to his assessment of their talent versus where he thinks they'll go.

Here is what he says about Frank Ragnow, and it meshes with what little I have seen on film.   I did not like Frank nearly as much at guard, but I loved his ability to get out and make sustaining blocks on the 2nd level and his ability to handle stunts, the latter being one of the significant weaknesses I think  Bodine had.  And he's a big guy who all the draftniks characterize as being smart - one of my primary desires in prospective players.

Anyway here is the "Strengths" Boylhard listed.   I've posted the link below:

"Frank reminds me a lot of former Bills center Eric Woods. He is a powerful and smart run blocker with good overall athleticism to play in any style of offensive blocking scheme. He has repetitions at both the center and the right guard positions and has played at a very high level at both of those positions. He does a solid job when pass blocking making all the snaps and getting out of his stance with surprising quickness. Frank is very adept at picking up stunts when pass blocking and might be one of the best centers at making combo blocks and blocking on the second level because of his understanding and feel for timing and angels. He is big, strong, and athletic enough to be used on sweeps and screens and does a good job blocking in open space. Frank plays his position with good balance when run blocking and pass blocking and that allows him to play with excellent techniques. There aren’t very many centers in any draft that have the size, strength overall athletic talent and that play the position with the balance and techniques that Frank has. The fact that he can play center or guard at a high level makes him a top interior offensive lineman in this draft."

Many of you know more about football, particularly offensive line play than I do.   I'd be interested in your thoughts.

http://www.thehuddlereport.com/archive/2018profiles/Frank.Ragnow.htm

I consider Ragnow the third-best C but I don't know if there's even much of a drop in talent between him, Price, and Daniels.
If Price and Daniels are gone at 46, I take him at 46.
I don't gamble that he'll be available in the third round.