04-27-2020, 10:04 AM
(04-26-2020, 08:52 PM)Gdale_Bengal Wrote: I’ll argue, but kudos for being different and not JPoore different.
Literally the only reach we had in this draft was Logan Wilson, and he was a polarizing prospect. Some had him as the 3rd best lb some had him a 4th round prospect. He was in the 110s in player rankings.
We will all keep track of Pittman and mims when comparing to Higgins. Mims was the only player who “slid” to the end of the second who has similar measurables, so trading down 10 picks or so may not have worked since the colts were staring Higgins down with the next pick and with colts fans as relatives I can tell you he would not have been there if we traded down.
Literally every player we picked was drafted at least 1 round later than they should have, and they help address a position they wanted to overhaul. The DE we took in the 5th is a power edge that will be a big contributor at stopping the run, and giving that position more youth was a good move.
Bailey was a 2nd round talent we got in the 7th because of injuries. If he can stay healthy we got a starter in the last round, and if he can’t stay reasonably healthy we aren’t out much.
I agree we should have moved Dalton for almost anything. The way this draft came out an extra 6th may have been real gold.
I worry about the o line too, but maybe adeniji works his way into a starting guard and Fred Johnson emerges. You can’t solve every problem in one offseason but they certainly overhauled the worst position group by far.
I don't consider Wilson to be a reach. Maybe he was more mid-third round but he was in that tier. I like the Bailey pick but he went bang slap where all the boards expected him to be. And that's basically how I view the entire draft after Burrow. They didn't reach, but they didn't get great value either compared to where players were slated to go and they didn't create extra value by moving around the draft board.
I think we could have got either that player or a similarly ranked player in that position had we traded back in most rounds (Round 2 Mims; Round 3 /4 Malik Harrison, Troy Dye; Round 5 Bradley Anae, Round 6 Prince Tego Wanaho). But I'm not saying this is a bad draft, only raising the bar as to what a great draft is like.
Adeniji may work his way into a starting guard but it certainly won't be this season. Let's hope Burrow isn't seeing ghosts by the time he does.
