(03-24-2020, 10:27 AM)Upper Wrote: (03-24-2020, 10:22 AM)Mikey Wrote: Why would you say that? Are you honestly resting your future on a 33-year old on a one-year deal?
This may be a contingency plan, but by no means does it take him off the board.
If anything, it removes desperation. We probably won't see trading up, unless Dave grows infatuated with Tua, Herbert or one of the OT. Even if a run on OT starts ahead of us, I see depth at that position enough that we wouldn't need to maneuver to get a guy with starting talent.
Exactly, it removes the desperation...and if you remove the desperation I don't think Brown is in the top 9 players in the draft so if we still took him that would be an error.
(03-24-2020, 10:09 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: It's pretty obvious (to me at least) that DC is setting things up to where we don't have a crying need anywhere that forces a pick.
I think LT is still a crying need but, at least with his words, Dave has not admitted that.
I respect your opinion on Brown, but totally disagree at the same time. Brown had 12.5 TFL and 4 sacks last season. Those stats are even more impressive considering the tough schedule and being double-teamed much of the time. He has been compared by some to Aaron Donald as far as the impact he will have in the NFL. The 2 signings at DT so far were good moves. If Brown is off the board at 9, Woods will be valuable as a run-stuffer. Gunter can play either DT or DE depending on the scheme they play. He is one of 4 players in this draft who, barring injuries, has a very good chance to become a perennial pro-bowler. It's very likely that the other 3 will be off the board for the Jags (Young, Okudah, Simmons) so that makes Brown my pick.
Regarding the need for help on the O-Line, it's hard to disagree with this. However, none of the offensive tackles are slam-dunk top ten picks. Wirfs, Becton, Wills and Thomas all have a chance to be very good, but they also have some question marks. Wirfs may be more suited to guard, Wills is more of a right tackle, Thomas' stock has dropped for some reason and Becton may eat his way out of the NFL. I'd much rather take Brown at 9 and then hope one of these 4 falls to pick 20. Even if none do, there are other left tackles who may end up just as good or better than the aforementioned 4 players. Austin Jackson and Josh Jones may need some time to get stronger, but they have the skills to be very solid left tackles.
This is why I enjoy the draft process so much. We all have our opinions and it's always fun to look back after 2-3 years to see whether we were correct about our most and least favorite players. The fact that so many "experts" get it wrong so much of the time is the best indication of how difficult it is.
