What If?...Scenario 7

[SpringStein]

At 10 - Ed Oliver, DL, Houston
At 41 - Chris Lindstrom, OG, Boston College

Rant or Rave??

 

[CEH]

Two starters

 

[Draft Crazy]

Oliver is boom or bust to me. Like the upside/potential but he and Greedy also bring some nervousness to me (like any prospect) but feel like unlike Chubb last year Oliver does have a much higher bust potential then most top 10 picks this year outside the obvious QB spot.

Lidstrom is a safe/solid need to me.

 

[Mingo]

I like this one a lot - I'm giving to the keys to the Bentley.

 

[femurov]

Oliver is boom or bust to me. Like the upside/potential but he and Greedy also bring some nervousness to me (like any prospect) but feel like unlike Chubb last year Oliver does have a much higher bust potential then most top 10 picks this year outside the obvious QB spot.

Lidstrom is a safe/solid need to me.

I agree with this, but I also think Oliver could turn out to be one of the best players in this draft. The run in with the coach earlier in the season gives me pause, but I am sure he has addressed this in interviews. He is versatile and disruptive. Lindstrom could easily go in the first round. Would love for him to fall.

 

[LGM]

embrace the suck.

 

[cdumler7]

Oh man I would do backflips for this draft. I absolutely love Oliver and gives us maybe one of the best pass rush trios in NFL history. Throw in a plug and play RG for the next 10-15 years barring injury.

Hearing right now Oliver though got into an argument with one of the Bronco coaches at the Combine and had some other issues at his pro day as well with getting into it with coaches. So sounds like he is not very high on the Broncos board.

 

[fightinredantz]

This coaching staff doesn’t seem to be tolerant of poor behavior.

 

[Duffman]

This coaching staff doesn’t seem to be tolerant of poor behavior.

I think it might depend on who we have as leaders and whether or not the coaching staff believes in them to help the young players. Just look at Von Miller, he was in all kinds of trouble his first couple years and then we bring in Demarcus Ware and he become sort of a mentor and now Miller is practically a perfect citizen.

If the coaching staff trusts someone like Derek Wolfe and Von Miller to help Oliver along(even if Wolfe is only here for one year) I think they’d be open to drafting him.

 

[Draft Crazy]

I feel like Lidstrom is gonna be one of those guys like Kolton Miller last year that goes much higher than mockers think. He’s such a safe sure solid player.

 

[Mingo]

Oh man I would do backflips for this draft. I absolutely love Oliver and gives us maybe one of the best pass rush trios in NFL history. Throw in a plug and play RG for the next 10-15 years barring injury.

Hearing right now Oliver though got into an argument with one of the Bronco coaches at the Combine and had some other issues at his pro day as well with getting into it with coaches. So sounds like he is not very high on the Broncos board.

I'm just wondering how you can get into an argument with a Bronco's coach at the Combine. When I was in the US Army - it was called Shiit for brains.

 

[LGM]

Oh man I would do backflips for this draft. I absolutely love Oliver and gives us maybe one of the best pass rush trios in NFL history. Throw in a plug and play RG for the next 10-15 years barring injury.

Hearing right now Oliver though got into an argument with one of the Bronco coaches at the Combine and had some other issues at his pro day as well with getting into it with coaches. So sounds like he is not very high on the Broncos board.

It's like I'm a broken record around here... Don't listen to the local guy though.

 

[Draft Crazy]

The jacket thing threw me off!

 

[Mingo]

It's like I'm a broken record around here... Don't listen to the local guy though.

I guess I'm guilty of not paying attention to @LGM - and the Cougers. Can you elaborate on your opinion that Oliver "Sucks?" Despites your many failures - your eye for talent is very sharp - so tell us what you see.