(04-15-2022, 03:10 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(04-14-2022, 09:40 PM)I am Yoda Wrote: I just rewatched it, too, based on comments on the board.  Hutch was a non-factor.  Most of the game he was blocked by either McClendon or Salyer one-on-one.  In the first quarter he was blocked one-on-one by a TE.  He came in free twice that I saw.  He could not chase down Stetson Bennett.  Big red flag.

I'm starting to waffle again.  Lol.  Maybe Jags should just choose Neal or Ekwonu at #1  Build Fortress Duval.  Sunshine would be clean in the pocket, breeze blowing through his hair, with no defender within three yards of him.

God No! I saw Evan Neal on multiple occasions last season and he's an average RT at best. He got beat a lot, but Bryce Young was so good and had so much pocket awareness that he could sense the rush and would fire strikes in the nick of time. If Neal didn't have Young as his QB, he wouldn't even be in the first round discussion. He couldn't even beat Alex Leatherwood for the LT job in 2020 and Leatherwood was so bad for the Raiders last season, he had to be kicked inside to OG. 

Ekwonu is a fantastic run blocker, but his pass blocking is way behind. He gave up 3 sacks last season as a member of the ACC conference. Not exactly a "murderer's row" of pass rushers that he faced. I'm sorry, but elite college OT's don't give up that many sacks in a second tier conference. He needs to be kicked inside to OG, where he can work in less space and utilize his strength. This is a very weak OT class. We wouldn't be getting anything better than what we already have at OT.

Sometimes I don't think you even watch the games with some of the things you say.  To say he couldn't beat out Leatherwood his sophomore year is some bad thing lol.  Regardless of how bad he was his rookie year, Leatherwood was pretty damn good at Alabama and won the Outland trophy the year you are talking about.  The award for the best lineman, offense or defense.

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