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Yeah, I doubt we go guard with our first pick as well.It’s a deep draft at OL this year. I am expecting DL with 1st pick and OL with pick #2
Yeah, I doubt we go guard with our first pick as well.It’s a deep draft at OL this year. I am expecting DL with 1st pick and OL with pick #2
I think guard should be the first pick. A lot of the action at Mobile right now is okay, but I don't really think there's a lot of consistent "WOW" factor, other than some splash plays. Zabel comes to mind as people really praising him when I thought so far he looked really okay, there were a few reps where he got bullied.Yeah, I doubt we go guard with our first pick as well.
I have my doubts about either player in a ZBS, you need to draft a player that will fit your system. I do think the system that Kubiak runs will make the existing OL better no more 5&7 step drops out of shotgunI think guard should be the first pick. A lot of the action at Mobile right now is okay, but I don't really think there's a lot of consistent "WOW" factor, other than some splash plays. Zabel comes to mind as people really praising him when I thought so far he looked really okay, there were a few reps where he got bullied.
If you're at 18 and Booker or Jackson are there, and you've been preaching about fixing the Oline then you have to take one of these guys. They are beasts and it'll be the first time since Hutchinson that we had a monster at guard that will set the tone for the run game. I don't doubt there is talent later on, but I think those two are non-negotiable at 18.
I think Booker would be the harder one in a ZBS, which is why I float to Jackson. For being 6'4" and 320lbs, dude is built. From the reports I've been reading he could fit in a ZBS, despite his size he is athletic. I think his combine scores will give us a better idea obviously. To me, Jackson is my 1st pick as of now.I have my doubts about either player in a ZBS, you need to draft a player that will fit your system. I do think the system that Kubiak runs will make the existing OL better no more 5&7 step drops out of shotgun
Tyler Booker, Donovan Jackson, and Jonah Savaiinaea are probably the best three pure guards to be considered. The possibility of any of them making it to 18 is slim considering every team needs a pure guard.
To be clear if they have a guard they love at 18 I have zero issue with them taking their guy.I think guard should be the first pick. A lot of the action at Mobile right now is okay, but I don't really think there's a lot of consistent "WOW" factor, other than some splash plays. Zabel comes to mind as people really praising him when I thought so far he looked really okay, there were a few reps where he got bullied.
If you're at 18 and Booker or Jackson are there, and you've been preaching about fixing the Oline then you have to take one of these guys. They are beasts and it'll be the first time since Hutchinson that we had a monster at guard that will set the tone for the run game. I don't doubt there is talent later on, but I think those two are non-negotiable at 18.
I don't expect it either. I think John will talk himself in to getting OL maybe at round 2, but most likely 4-7 and over compensate by drafting 2-3 in those later rounds.To be clear if they have a guard they love at 18 I have zero issue with them taking their guy.
It's just not what I would expect.
I just don't think they will spring for a guard in round one unless they are convinced he is special. Maybe they will who knows.I don't expect it either. I think John will talk himself in to getting OL maybe at round 2, but most likely 4-7 and over compensate by drafting 2-3 in those later rounds.
going against John Schneider's philosophy?Yeah, I doubt we go guard with our first pick as well.
That's BS, as Before Schneider.2001 draft. #17 overall.
Steve Hutchinson HOF.
Guard because guard is by far the teams worst situation on the Oline. Haynes, Bradford, Tomlinson, and every other person slipped into guard this year have been a disaster. When Lucas came back, both LT and RT for the most part were held down.Why a guard? We also need an injury free, reliable RT.
Donovan Jackson = make it happen!Tyler Booker, Donovan Jackson, and Jonah Savaiinaea are probably the best three pure guards to be considered. The possibility of any of them making it to 18 is slim considering every team needs a pure guard.
I loved the pick as soon as they made it. I remember reading an article soon after the draft where Mike Holmgren‘s wife called him up after they made that pick and she told him that was a good one.2001 draft. #17 overall.
Steve Hutchinson HOF.
A mess? How so?Going against the grain here, I thinks it's extremely foolish to reach on a guard here in the 1st, unless you can tell me that guard is best player available. Our offensive roster is a mess and, frankly, if a GM can't find a starting nfl guard in the 2nd rd or so, he should be evaluated himself