09-10-2018, 04:59 PM
(09-10-2018, 04:07 PM)Whatever Wrote: Brown was a combine disaster. He could literally only put up 14 reps in the bench. His conditioning was atrocious and serious questions about his work ethic were raised. Consensus was that he needs at least a year in an NFL strength program.
Okorafor is a small school prospect that got a late start in football ie: project player. He's a talented athlete with zero mean streak that scouts think will just get pushed around in the NFL. Sound familiar?
He was also commonly graded as a day 3 pick.
Neither guy looks to be the type that's going to be ready to start this year. You can't get those kind of OT's in 3 and 4 anymore. Those guys are gone by the end of 2, at the latest.
3 time Pro Bowl Guard Trai Turner was from the 2014 late third round. Pro Bowl tackle Alejandro Villanueva was Undrafted.
Talent can be found anywhere in Drafts though more likely in the highest of rounds.
The Ravens and Steelers believed in Brown and Okorafor to the tune of using 3rd round picks on them.
Yes, they would both need developmental time but I would rather have one of them in the Pipeline right now versus say having Malik Jefferson in the Linebacker pipeline.
It is Bobby Hart and Redmond that they would be pushing to get the Jobs from as they develop & it is not at all impossible that either of them could have been ready enough to do so by mid-season.
Even if that development were to blossom in 2019 with mere positive signs in 2018 from Brown or Okorafor, we would have them in house already versus having LB Malik in house developing.
The need was Greater at O-line, so ADD to that Pipeline versus linebacker with that one pick.
That's what I would have changed & said so right after the Draft.
Now we are ALL IN with Hart & Redmond with Cedric & Westerman in the Pipeline.
We got Fresh Blood at Left Tackle and Center and we may regret not having some on the Right Side even if it is still developing & a 3rd round prospect.
