Thread: McShay's Top 32: Christian McCaffrey rising up the board

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

I'm guessing a good random example would be a guy like Lamp. Played LT very well in college, but due to short arms and stature...he'll be a guard at the next level. Measurables arent the only factor, but they are a factor.

Yeah man, but it's only a 3/4" between him and 33". Make him prove he can't bookend before you throw him in the middle. It's dumb as dirt to silo a dude over such a small difference. Then you pass on guys like Russ Wilson.

How short are is arms? I mean, can he touch his toes?

On the short side

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Yeah man, but it's only a 3/4" between him and 33". Make him prove he can't bookend before you throw him in the middle. It's dumb as dirt to silo a dude over such a small difference. Then you pass on guys like Russ Wilson.

And 1/4" eiyh joe thomas who also has flawless technique...lamp is juat moay technique sound OL in draft.

Originally Posted by NightTerror218

And 1/4" eiyh joe thomas who also has flawless technique...lamp is juat moay technique sound OL in draft.

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Originally Posted by spikerman

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Quote Originally Posted by CoachChaz View Post
Except Garrett was fighting an ankle injury all season. Missed 3 games because of it and probably should have sat a few more. Still had 7 tackles (3.5 TFL) against Robinson.

But there is something to be said about facing guys like Garrett and Barnett...and even Allen in practice. Battle tested is a good description, I can see him being a decent LT but probably an All-Pro at OG.

That's exactly what I read as well. Guy was a 1 year starter. In a normal draft class he'd be pushed back to the 2nd round by better 1st round T's. In this craptastic T class he gets "a first round grade."

And apparently, if they draft Bolles, all Elway's talk about getting the "best player available" is just B.S. cause that guy is the ultimate reaching for a need pick.

He's 25, so maybe they think he's more mature. And possibly they intend to throw him in there day 1 at LT, but it's much more likely from everything we've heard recently from Elway and Vance that they intend to put Ty Sambrailo out there. Sambrailo supposedly has been hitting the weight room for the first time since he got his shoulder surgery and is now healthy, and he looks like a totally different player physically. Elway said they could put him out there at LT and it's looking like he was being honest.

That would be my reading of the tea leaves: The Broncos draft Bolles at LT at #18 (moving up to forestall two other teams that supposedly want that JAG), and then trot Sambrailo out there until Bolles is ready (hopefully sometime during his rookie season).

If this is true, then the happiest guy outside the McCaffrey household that Christian went at #8 is Elway, since if McCaffrey was on the board at #18 and the Broncos passed on him, the fan reaction would be . . . . severe.

Originally Posted by slim

How short are is arms? I mean, can he touch his toes?

can you touch your toes?

Four LT's - three had first round grades. Two of them were drafted in the first. I don't think we took the right one. I was happy to take a LT. We upgraded over Okung, saved cap space, and there's legitimate first round talent to be had in the second round. Be happy, bitches.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

Four LT's - three had first round grades. Two of them were drafted in the first. I don't think we took the right one. I was happy to take a LT. We upgraded over Okung, saved cap space, and there's legitimate first round talent to be had in the second round. Be happy, bitches.

Did we? This kid was the most penalized collegiate o-line player last year, he's 25 and has only one year of FBS experience. He's not overly bright and scored a whopping 9 on the wonderlic. I think we've got a tad bit of a reason to be less than thrilled with this pick Kinger.

When compared to an OL that starts either Sambraillo or Stephenson at LT...yeah...we're better today than we were yesterday.

He has a learning disability. He talked about it during his interview with prime

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

When compared to an OL that starts either Sambraillo or Stephenson at LT...yeah...we're better today than we were yesterday.

I'm still not sold on that at all. I think even after drafting Bolles, Sampro wins the starting LT job IMO. Maybe Bolles can beat out Watson for RT. I would feel a lot less concerned about him at RT than LT.

Sambraillo has finally built up some upper body strength and may surprise people this year.

Originally Posted by underrated29

He has a learning disability. He talked about it during his interview with prime

Yea, I got chewed out by one of my friends for saying "we drafted an o-linemen with a learning disability who committed more penalties than any other collegiate o-lineman last year"

He laid into me for being judgmental and said something to the extent of "just because he looks slow, doesn't mean he's mentally challenged or has a learning disability"

I was like "dude, he said so himself, this isn't me being mean, this is the freaking truth of the matter..."