(12-20-2020, 09:55 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(12-20-2020, 08:43 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: There is no way I take a TE #2 when we don't have a QB. As good as he is, his talents would be wasted here without someone to get him the ball.

Pitts will be a better pro than Fields. The new GM needs to figure out how to get out of the 2nd spot and get Pitts. Reaching for a QB with our draft capital would be devastating.

While I agree Pitts is so much more talented than Fields, I am also a huge believer in Zach Wilson and would not hesitate to take him at #2. I see Pat Mahomes like qualities in this kid. With that said, there is no guarantee he declares and if he doesn't I trade down out of the #2 spot to anyone willing to pony up a 2022 first round pick. That would give us 2 first rounders in that draft to try and move up to acquire a QB then. The difference is that I move down with the idea that I'm going to draft OT Christian Darrisaw of Virginia Tech. 

There is no doubt that OT Penei Sewell is a generational talent and we could stay put and take him at #2, but what if we could trade down a bit, get a 2022 first rounder and take an OT almost as good? Darrisaw is having a phenomenal season. In fact, he is graded by PFF as having the same score as Penei Sewell had in 2019. Both scores are the highest they've given OT's since 2014. Darrisaw is a tremendous pass protector and is just as good, if not better at run blocking. I did not expect him to declare, but he did and now, I believe if the QB isn't there at #2, we gotta acquire draft picks for 2022 and get a really good OT. I also like Liam Eichenberg of Notre Dame, but Darrisaw is significantly better.

There is no doubt that Pitts is a fantastic player and imo, one of the top 7-10 players in this draft, but I have two OT's (Sewell and Darrisaw) in my top 5 and with that being such a huge need, I think we have to land one of them if we can. As good as Pitts is, we can go onto be a good team without drafting him. If we pass up on an elite LT, how are we gonna protect a franchise QB? 

Pitts would be a luxury. LT is a huge need. There is also 3 more TE's in this draft that I like a lot as well, Pat Freiermuth of Penn State, Brevin Jordan of Miami and Charlie Kolar of Iowa State. We could get one of those guys in the 2-4 rounds and we'd upgrade the position significantly.

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