(02-08-2019, 03:50 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(02-08-2019, 03:18 AM)JackCity Wrote: Please demonstrate how Taven Byran looked like a starting caliber tackle this year. "Constantly flashed" is not how anyone would have described Taven Byrans rookie year,even at 3 tech. He had two or three splash plays and otherwise looked totally lost. 

Yeah Taven always should have been at 3 tech vs outside. I still like him and know he'll get better, its just wildly incorrect to think he's starting caliber after his rookie season alone.

Nobody said anything about him being a starting caliber 3T in his rookie season... I said he constantly flashed while at 3T, which he really only got time at towards the end of this past season. Maybe you only seen two or three splash plays on highlights, but he showed off that ridiculous first step and pure overall strength plenty of times.

He most definitely has plenty of hand placements/techniques he has to work on, but he absolutely showed some rare abilities that you can't teach.

At the end of the day, Bryan was a BPA pick at #29 and not a top 7 pick... You take a DT #7 overall, he better instantly be one of the best players on this Defense, but we all know that isn't going to be the case. Which is why that'd be the worst possible pick this team could make besides maybe DE at #7.

Thats exactly the point I made above, he isn't close to being a starting caliber tackle "yet".  He had a few splash plays but also looked totally lost , doesn't understand how to read blocks , doesn't understand leverage, how to get off doubles etc etc. He's a guy you draft acknowledging that year 1 and year 2 will be developmental years.  

Like every single draft pick he was drafted to fill a need along with being one of the highest on their board. The future need was 3 tech.  

Yeah I don't agree with that draft logic at all. Outside of Calais (who's old and will be gone in 2 years at best) and Yannick, who are our edge rushers? You might not wanna take a DE over some positions but its absolutely an area we need good talent at + there will be some really good guys available at 7.   I can name at least 5 positions I'd prefer to take a DE at #7 over

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