Dave Lapham second round selection

[SunsetBengal]

(04-23-2020, 02:59 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Definitely possible, good point, would just think there would be a LB at 33 that would be more versatile than Brooks
or maybe we could even trade back, get Brooks while adding another pick. Then we could get that other more versatile
LB later that can cover like Pratt. With us being in a 3-4 hybrid it means we don't need as many stack backers.

I've badmouthed a few prospects for their listed weaknesses, but honestly Brooks is a pretty solid player when asked to do what he's best at.  I know that I've made folly of him getting gassed in the Oklahoma game, however in the NFL teams just aren't going to run 90+ plays/game like they do at the collegiate level.

Where I would like to see a little more polish on him for the early 2nd round, is in his play diagnosis.  In some of the clips that I've watched of him, he does tend to guess the wrong gap on some inside runs.  That could be deadly to have happen, when facing a Nick Chubb or Run CMC, etc.