(04-15-2022, 03:18 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: Feels like the 2012 draft all over again.

I think it's more like 2013. You have a case that can be made for/against the OT's and DE's in this class but the talent is scary (in a negative way). You're looking at another batch of Eric Fisher's and Luke Joeckel's potentially while feeling risky with Dion Jordan's and Barkevious Mingo's. 

Hutchinson, Thibodeaux, Neal & Ekwonu all have a similar vibe to them. 

I believe there's maybe three, can't miss players in the first round this year that have Pro-Bowl potential. 

1. Ahmad Gardner - CB - Cincinnati 
2. Jordan Davis - DT - Georgia
3. Tyler Linderbaum - C - Iowa

Those are three prospects, where, based on their position, they won't be highly drafted because of the premiums that are placed at DE and OT. However, I think when it's all said and done? In about three years? By 2025, those three guys will have made at least one or two pro bowl appearances. 

When you look at them on film, it translates well to the stat sheet overall. They'll be the safest picks in the first round with the highest reward to risk ratio IMHO. They're technically sound, disruptive, clean on and off the field and they tend to make impact plays throughout the overall course of a football game. 

Virtually everybody else is a shot in the dark and you could probably "salvage" them by playing them at a different position.

Most OT's are given a 2nd chance at the opposite tackle position or inside before being completely given up on. Most receivers can be moved around and used in a variety of ways. Most linebackers can play inside or outside if a coaching staff is willing to work with them enough. 

I just hope Trent and Doug don't [BLEEP] this up.

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