Not crazy about the sacks and pressures allowed. He seems to be in decline. There's a reason Cincy wanted Brown to replace him.
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I still can't get over his CFB performance vs Clelin Ferrel and since joining the league he's been 'ok'
He goes from a C+ to a B+ in a blink of an eye (rolls eyes)
I am not sure about the tackle. Lets see the room, Jones, Borom, Leatherwood, Jenkins. Leatherwood and Jenkins are the first round picks at tackle and are behind a pair of fifth rounders. The film on Davis and Jones are probably pretty similar.
Not exactly sure what you're getting at, but I think you might be suggesting that we shouldn't necessarily be seeking an OT with our first pick, based on a unit that has a number of 1st round busts or near busts. We just have to remember that no previous bust or superstar pick for that matter at a given position means the same will happen with our pick. If the BPA is there when Poles is on the clock and that BPA happens to be a tackle, then Poles shouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger. I trust he'd never take into account previous histories at any position.
you just mentioned that you wanted to see more OT and DT picked up. If its Skoronski, they Jones, Borom and Leatherwood are challenging for the RT, guessing Jenkins would go to left guard when they cut Whitehair and then get another backup for when he gets hurt. I hate Whitehair at center, but hate him less than Mustipher. I still want to see Dieter get a shot to win the center spot. Just another inside lineman who will do better with his next team if he gets a shot elsewhere.
Ok, just wanted to be clear. With respect to the 1st pick I'm probably leaning toward the DL, be it DE/Edge or DT. But so are other teams ahead of us who aren't picking a QB, so it may turn out that the best player on Poles board once he's on the clock is someone from the OL. This is all just guesswork, I have no idea who he has lined up as his so-called 7 blue chippers and how he has them ranked. I'm pretty sure I'm going to do a 3 round mock at some point prior to the draft, and most likely will do two versions, one with our first pick being on the D, the other with the O - gotta cover my bases here.
well, I would have much rather heard that they are happy with the personnel they have here. A vote of confidence instead of trying to keep making these guys think they are fighting for their jobs. Even if he wants an upgrade, he does not show his hand for the draft pick. Beats buying a QB when you were going to trade up to get one.
Funny the subject of center and the draft is brought up here. Having just come up with a 3 round/4 pick mock draft, I didn't have a center selected. Yet if I came up with that mock even as soon as a week ago, I'm pretty sure I would have included a center in the mix. The reason I didn't go that route is suddenly due to all this talk about Whitehair not getting the ax and will shift back to the center position. Assuming this is true, I couldn't find a reason to use one of our top 4 picks on a center. Sure, we can still take one in the later rounds, but unless Poles ends up releasing Whitehair, I'm thinking no chance of us taking one early.
