Then why not trade or release him? He was drafted knowing he would take 2-3 years to develop. When has he had a chance to develop? He was thrust into a QB competition from day 1. I'm not saying he's the answer, but who knows. Took Keenum some time to get there.
In either case, Keenum would only be a placeholder for year 3. Even if we drafted a kid this year, he wouldn't start over Keenum.
That doesn't mean they didn't play behind bad lines, Chaz. I'm making a general point - I can point to other smaller and more mobile QB's, too. Or I can point to regular sized QB's like Brady, Manning, Rodgers, and Smith, who do well with sliding and moving in the pocket and making calls at the line to mitigate issues. That's sort of the point - in general, these are things that can be done, and QB's can heavily impact how a line plays.
You've missed the point. Even though Rodgers was a first round pick, it was 20 something. Had people known ahead of time that he was going to be elite, he would have been the first pick in the draft. But part of this is the environment the organization provides that cultivates their growth. But to your point that an elite QB can cover for a bad offensive line: even if that's true, it only means something if you can know ahead of time which QBs will be elite. Is a team seriously supposed to say, "hey Sam Darnold is going to be elite. Lets not worry as much about having a quality offensive line." If your point is simply that it's good to have an elite QB, ok..no one disagrees with that. Ironically, Andrew Luck was one of the most bullet proof QB prospects in decades. He's been injured because he's been playing behind a bad offensive line. Are we to infer that he's not elite because he can't cover for a bad offensive line? Is there a suggestion that his injuries are his fault and it's a flaw that prevents him from being elite?
I'd be surprised if Hernandez makes it to the 2nd round.
Yes, in my first post I said they might need to trade into the first to get one of them. I've seen Daniels recruited by several teams in the 20s too.
I thought Dallas might take Hernandez but after cutting Bryant, they have more glaring needs elsewhere. They've been in contact projected first round with DTs, ILBs too.
i think it's great in theory, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to draft good OLs with the way the college game is going. . . i'm very much in favor of investing rather heavily there because OL talent is at such a premium, but you can only sink so much draft capital into it. . . it's a balancing act, obviously-- you do want to go heavy there, but it can't be to the point of excluding other important spots that also need quality depth. . .
all that said, i wouldn't be opposed to going the "trade with buffalo" route, and taking mcglinchey and hernandez/wynn. . . get it solved for a while. . .
Its an interesting year. The interior OL seems to be perceived as deeper than at Tackle. You might really see if teams draft talent over need or vice versa. If a team needs an offensive tackle, they may pass on a G or C because they think T is more important, even if the G or C grades out to be better.
And I think because the quality at T isn't perceived as great, there's been a lot of speculation that there will be a run on tackles in the late first or early second. That's were are a lot of guards and centers are projected to go. Will a run on tackles push the Gs and Cs to getting picked later or will there be a block of time in the late first where it's all offensive linemen?
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