(03-23-2019, 11:28 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(03-23-2019, 09:58 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Lageman shares your views on Taylor.  He specifically stated he had a problem with Taylor's kickslides, but did not say whether or not that was a coachable flaw or not.

He also felt you shouldn't take a RT in the top ten, but that Dillard has the quick feet needed to play LT effectively.  Boselli didn't like Taylor, either.

Lageman would not hesitate to draft Dillard in the top ten and move Cam to RT.

The analysis was from the most recent "Happy Hour" broadcast from this past Thursday.  I will post it when the team posts it to their website.

Interesting. I always believed Cam should be moved to the right side, but I'm not as high on Dillard as some people. When watching him at Senior Bowl practices, he seemed to get pushed backwards by stronger bull rushers. I liked his footwork, but he tended to get too upright and lost his center of gravity when facing stronger DE's, pushing him in reverse. That could be coachable and he can certainly get stronger, but IMO, that keeps him from being an "elite" OT right now, that should be drafted in the top 10. I certainly think he has a chance to be very good, but I believe you take players in the top 20 who are already very good. One guy I like a lot that we could select a little later is Tytus Howard of Alabama State. He got better and better as Senior Bowl week went on. He has a wider base and keeps his body lower, getting better leverage on opposing DE's. He'd be a great choice with our first pick in round 3 and he has experience at RT and LT.

Listening to Lageman, he seemed to address Dillard's seeming lack of physicality by indicating all he has to do in the running game is "get in the way" of defenders.

I was not impressed with Howard at all.

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(03-24-2019, 08:00 AM)jaglawyer Wrote: The last time they drafted Taylor out of Florida in the first it worked out ok....still holding out hope for Hockenson in the first and O-line later in the draft.

Interestingly, Lageman wasn't overly impressed with Hockenson, either, especially his blocking, which was surprising.

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