(04-30-2022, 09:13 PM)Ronster Wrote: Whatever dude, Walker was not the best player at his position, let alone in the draft.

How exactly do you know that? I saw that thread with Walker vs. Neal and yes, Neal dominated - but let me lay down some reality that scouts know, but fans seem to ignore:

1. No player is perfect - there will always be a instance or even 2 where a player just isn't his best. Walker's just happened to be Alabama. Also, be happy that it happened against Alabama and not somebody like New Mexico State. Alabama is a dominate team that seems to beat nearly every team's best players with their own players along with superior coaching.

2. Neal dominated nearly EVERYONE. There's a reason why he was rated as the best OT in the draft. That said, even he has a weakness or two.

3. Before the championship game, Alabama made the decision to stop Walker at ALL cost because they viewed him as the best DL on the team. It worked - they kept him from wreaking havoc like he does to other teams.... but the cost to Alabama was by no means worth it as everyone else on Georgia's DL made life miserable for Young, which lead to Alabama get murdered in the 2nd half of the NC game.

I will grant you, I would've preferred the Jags picked Neal as their #1, but if they really felt that they had to go with potentially dominated DL, I'm not mad with this pick at all. I'm just happy they didn't try to reach for a WR like I was hearing from some radio stations.

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