Thread: Ron Leary needs to be back at left guard

I will agree with you on all of that. I'll also say that this draft is a polar opposite when it comes to offensive line Talent. You've got a generational talent in Nelson at guard and a ton of first-round gradable Talent at the tackle position. Plus the next two players at guard have the potential to be pro bowlers. this is the one thing that would make it appealing to me to trade back with Buffalo and potentially pick up one of the top two or three tackles and a Hernandez or Isaiah Wynn

Nelson and Hernandez play LG, let’s hope they have two rookie starters on the OL and you land someone like Crosby to play RT ... do you want two rookies on the right side? Both of them playing a new position? Or would you rather split them up for their rookie season? Do you want another rookie starting at LT?

Crosby, McGlinchey and Brown should be RT’s.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Nelson and Hernandez play LG, let’s hope they have two rookie starters on the OL and you land someone like Crosby to play RT ... do you want two rookies on the right side? Both of them playing a new position? Or would you rather split them up for their rookie season? Do you want another rookie starting at LT?

Crosby, McGlinchey and Brown should be RT’s.

i get your point there

I still don’t think we’re in dire straights for a Guard. McGovern played well at RG in Leary’s absence last year. Garcia is trash but moving Leary back to LG and McGovern to RG while drafting or looking to FA to fix RT should fix a lot of interior problems. Elway has already said we’re keeping Watson (God help us) and maybe he could be a Guard prospect if we get a RT and move McGovern to C if Paradis leaves.

Nelson is a beast, but not at 5, that’s just too much for a Guard, even a perennial all pro. They just don’t make enough impact on a regular basis to go that high.

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

I still don’t think we’re in dire straights for a Guard. McGovern played well at RG in Leary’s absence last year. Garcia is trash but moving Leary back to LG and McGovern to RG while drafting or looking to FA to fix RT should fix a lot of interior problems. Elway has already said we’re keeping Watson (God help us) and maybe he could be a Guard prospect if we get a RT and move McGovern to C if Paradis leaves.

Nelson is a beast, but not at 5, that’s just too much for a Guard, even a perennial all pro. They just don’t make enough impact on a regular basis to go that high.

I would love to have Nelson, to the point where I have to be careful not to drool on my keyboard.
But when I look at all the quality available, I kind of back off him a little. For instance, Hernandez
will be available a little later, maybe in the 2nd round, and he is a stud. Back to the 1st round,
can you imagine Von, Ray, and Chubb all rushing the passer at the same time? Or what if
Saquon is still available? I feel like a starving kid in an ice cream shop.

Originally Posted by Jsteve01

I will agree with you on all of that. I'll also say that this draft is a polar opposite when it comes to offensive line Talent. You've got a generational talent in Nelson at guard and a ton of first-round gradable Talent at the tackle position. Plus the next two players at guard have the potential to be pro bowlers. this is the one thing that would make it appealing to me to trade back with Buffalo and potentially pick up one of the top two or three tackles and a Hernandez or Isaiah Wynn

Well, if the reports are true that Cousins has narrowed down his options to the Jets and Vikings, that's not going to happen. The Broncos need a QB and unless they can sign Cousins or unless Elway is convinced that Case Keenum is the long term answer, they are drafting a QB at #5.

Originally Posted by topscribe

I would love to have Nelson, to the point where I have to be careful not to drool on my keyboard.
But when I look at all the quality available, I kind of back off him a little. For instance, Hernandez
will be available a little later, maybe in the 2nd round, and he is a stud. Back to the 1st round,
can you imagine Von, Ray, and Chubb all rushing the passer at the same time? Or what if
Saquon is still available? I feel like a starving kid in an ice cream shop.

Hernandez has short arms, Top, it’s science.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Hernandez has short arms, Top, it’s science.

Bad for tackle, good for guard and center . . .

Originally Posted by topscribe

Bad for tackle, good for guard and center . . .

It's actually found to be statistically meaningless for tackles, which is good news, although not pertinent here!

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

It's actually found to be statistically meaningless for tackles, which is good news, although not pertinent here!

Okay, good for center (that's a fact), meaningless for tackles and guards.

Originally Posted by topscribe

Okay, good for center (that's a fact), meaningless for tackles and guards.

No one tells Topper anything about arms without going through me!

#BlogThangs

Originally Posted by Jaded

Nelson and Hernandez play LG, let’s hope they have two rookie starters on the OL and you land someone like Crosby to play RT ... do you want two rookies on the right side? Both of them playing a new position? Or would you rather split them up for their rookie season? Do you want another rookie starting at LT?

Crosby, McGlinchey and Brown should be RT’s.

If the Broncos draft Nelson, he's not treated as a rookie. The guy is hall of fame material from jump street. You either put him at left guard or left tackle and consider that position locked up for the next decade or so.

Originally Posted by Ziggy

If the Broncos draft Nelson, he's not treated as a rookie. The guy is hall of fame material from jump street. You either put him at left guard or left tackle and consider that position locked up for the next decade or so.

Calm down Ziggy. Calling him a HOFer before he’s even drafted is a little much. Lots of things can happen. Andrew Luck isn’t a HOFer and may never be. He projects as a top guard prospect. That’s it. I know you like the dude but relax.

They said the same thing about Cooper...