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lol. skinsdad he can play all of the LB positions. You need depth at the most important position in the 3-4 defense.
Who needs an offensive line when you can have depth at outside linebacker. Lol
Dude, that's just not fair. Just because some of us disagree with you on draft strategy or Schreff specifically doesn't mean all we want is splash. For many of us, we might just happen to beleive that another player is a better football player than the guy you are promoting.None of that logic stuff TCB... we are talking about drafting the next Dion Jordan here at five... what a steal. Unless of course we trade down, then who knows what will be on the board. But anything has got to be better than taking a boring old O-lineman. Its not about actually improving the team, its the excitement of it all that matters.![]()
Dude, that's just not fair. Just because some of us disagree with you on draft strategy or Schreff specifically doesn't mean all we want is splash. For many of us, we might just happen to beleive that another player is a better football player than the guy you are promoting.
Its no more unfair than constantly referring to the prospect as a guard to lessen what his potential value would be. I mean really, how many times have posters said... you simply can NOT draft a guard with the fifth pick. Discounted any notion that he is generally accepted as the best OT or O-lineman in the draft, and fallen back to the old tried and true... you got to get an impact (read as play maker type) player with the fifth pick. That or trade back.
So Im sorry if it has looked for the last two months if some people are more concerned with how good a pick looks on paper than with the actual impact said named player could have for the entire team.
I guess the rub here is you seem to be convinced that Scherff will be a great player, citing reports such as those you posted as well as his Outland Trophy. I took a quick look at the last 3 OTs who won the Outland Trophy:
Gabe Carimi OT 2010 Outland winner. Considered the best OT in the class he was taken 29th overall by a Bears team in desperate need of OL help. After being switched to RT, then guard (sound familiar?) he was benched, then traded 2 years later for a 6th to Tampa who cut him a year later. This is the PERFECT example of drafting for need.
Barrett Jones OT 2011 Outland winner: Not drafted until the 4th round by the Rams where he has yet to crack the starting lineup
Luke Joeckel OT 2011 Outland winner: Taken 2nd overall by the Jags he is described in this analysis as "a liability rather than an asset through 2 seasons" Luke Joeckel - Jacksonville Jaguars - 2015 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com
I'm not claiming Sherff is going to bust. I'm just pointing out that many OT, some rated much higher than your boy, failed despite winning the Outland Trophy.
I guess the rub here is you seem to be convinced that Scherff will be a great player, citing reports such as those you posted as well as his Outland Trophy. I took a quick look at the last 3 OTs who won the Outland Trophy:
Gabe Carimi OT 2010 Outland winner. Considered the best OT in the class he was taken 29th overall by a Bears team in desperate need of OL help. After being switched to RT, then guard (sound familiar?) he was benched, then traded 2 years later for a 6th to Tampa who cut him a year later. This is the PERFECT example of drafting for need.
Barrett Jones OT 2011 Outland winner: Not drafted until the 4th round by the Rams where he has yet to crack the starting lineup
Luke Joeckel OT 2011 Outland winner: Taken 2nd overall by the Jags he is described in this analysis as "a liability rather than an asset through 2 seasons" Luke Joeckel - Jacksonville Jaguars - 2015 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com
I'm not claiming Sherff is going to bust. I'm just pointing out that many OT, some rated much higher than your boy, failed despite winning the Outland Trophy.
The Outland Trophy is, like most other similar awards, ones given out by the media and not by NFL personnel guys or scouts. They are given to those who excel in college and aren't meant as a projection for how they'll do in the pros. For instance, Manziel won the Heisman two years ago. How's he doing? Jackson Jeffcoat won the Ted Hendricks Award last year, which is given to the best college defensive lineman? Where was he drafted? He wasn't. He's now one an UDFA on our team.