Argument for and against Sewell.

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(12-07-2020, 11:44 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: I’m a little tired of “appear to be” with our OL picks. Ogbuehi and Price also appeared to be quality NFL linemen.

I want the best we can get protecting Joe Burrow’s blindside. Not a 6th round pick (Adeniji). Not an UDFA (FJ). The. Best. We. Can. Get.

Nobody is suggesting Sewell is all it will take to fix this thing, but he’s a damn good start. And he plays a top 2-3 most important position.

I am not saying Sewell will be a bust, but "Can't-Miss" is a myth. Greg Robinson was about as "can't miss" as an offensive tackle prospect the league had seen in ages...he missed. I actually think the Sewell love has gone too far at this point, he has issues that people are actively ignoring because he chose not to play this year so essentially out of sight and out of mind. He is a very good prospect, but the gap between a guy like him and Eichenburg is not this massive gap people pretend it is. I am actually starting to get onboard with Eichenburg potentially being the best of this group in the end.

As to the "top 2-3" most important position, that myth has kind of sailed. The evolution of defenses to move rushers, and even line up elite rushers as LB to send interior pressure, has killed that off. This is why we have seen the salaries of interior linemen explode over the last couple of years. It has also coincided a bit with the evolution of QB's becoming more mobile as teams will run contains or "mush rushes" on the tackles and then crash the interior making them less effective.