(11-04-2021, 04:33 PM)Upper Wrote: Wirfs had a huge overset problem. That allowed him to get beat on inside counters and put him off balance for bull rushes fairly often. He wasn't a finished product. And his issue was fixed instantly.

Like I said I haven't watched Neal more than just casually watching a bunch of Alabama games, but I didn't notice him being a big problem. I would guess he has the same kind of minor technical issues but nothing critical. If he proves to be the athlete that it appears he is then I think he will require merely a tweak or two and not "development". But I'll dig in deeper later and follow up, maybe he is that raw.

Wirfs was an All-American his final season at Iowa and only allowed 2 QB hits and 3 hurries that year and he had the best pressure rate percentage in the entire draft class. It couldn't have been too much of a problem.

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(11-04-2021, 05:06 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(11-04-2021, 04:16 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I was a HUGE proponent of drafting Wirfs, but I didn't see any major deficiencies in him. I thought he was a pretty finished product coming out of college and he was without question, the BAP when we picked at #9 that year. Unfortunately, we had a GM that tanked that first round. 

Do you honestly believe Warhop could develop him? I don't believe Warhop has developed an OT in his entire career.

Finished product?  I wanted Wirfs as well, as did alot on this board but one thing you never want to draft is a guy who you feel like is a finish product

I disagree. If you see an elite prospect in college and he shows everything you want to see in a prospect with no clear flaws, he is a finished product. Why wouldn't you want that? I certainly don't want an O-Lineman with noticeable flaws that need to be coached away, because our O-Line coach is the worst in the NFL. He's never developed an O-Lineman as far as I could tell.

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