(11-28-2020, 12:44 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(11-28-2020, 12:10 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: All I can tell you is that Chase Young is a rookie and is far from being an elite NFL pass rusher right now. Slater would have to face truly elite DE's in the NFL. Charles Leno is currently the only starting NFL LT that is under 6'4" and he gets whooped on the regular. It's to the point that Bears fans consider LT their biggest need after QB. I've personally never seen a modern day NFL OT that short have much success in the NFL and I consider using a high round pick on Slater to play him exclusively at LT, way too risky. Now, if you draft him high to play him at OG, that's a completely different story. I believe he could find great success on the inside.

Yea but at this point, all you can do is look at him vs players he went against in College. I don't think you'll find anybody who will say Young was/is some slouch.

The point is, sometimes people get too caught up in measurables. If you can play, you can play, regardless of how big or small you are. Size isn't the end all, be all, as we continue to see all over the league. There were days where if you weren't 6'3++ as a QB, you had no business playing in the NFL and would hardly get a look. As we can see, that's certainly not the case and was bad thinking. Of course bigger is better in most cases, but if a dude can play, that's all the matters.

Kelvin Beachum is still in the league (currently RT for the Cardinals) and hes played a lot of football in the NFL. Most of it at LT and he's under 6'3. In today's NFL LT and RT aren't a whole lot different considering pass rushers will rush from both sides all game long.

Personally, I think it is, at some positions and OT is one. Yes, Kelvin Beachum has had a fairly long career, but he really hasn't stuck anywhere. Since he was drafted in 2012, he's been with 4 NFL teams and they always seem to want to replace him after a couple of years. I want someone who we can plug and play long term. I just think OT's need to be at least 6'4" in today's NFL. He's gonna be facing some very big DE's in the NFL. 

I have the same rule about CB's. Today's receivers are getting bigger, faster and more athletic. I have a hard rule that I don't even put CB's on my draft board that are under 5'10" and even at that height, I really need to have overwhelming proof that they are NFL ready. That means they have to run extra fast, be extra physical and have a really good vertical leap to catch contested passes in order to make up for their height. Remember, they will be facing NFL receivers that are consistently over 6' all the way up to 6'6". At 5'10" that's a serious height difference to make up.

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