second round - what ya want?

papz · 05-09-2014, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by TwistedTiger

How many quality OL are taken every year in the later rounds of the draft?

Plenty. Many fall through the cracks.

It's much easier to pick up a good OL late than it is a skill player.

I don't disagree.

That's not a thought process, that's a fact of the draft.

That is actually a thought process.

How many guards and centers are taken in the first 2 rounds on average each draft? 99% of NFL GM's can't be wrong.

Not many. But the ones that are, have a high impact/success rate. So if there is a guy there that we like and take, his chances of making an impact is pretty high. With that said, I've always been a proponent of taking lineman later as opposed to being early.

Loomis/Payton say BPA, so how do you pass on an impact skill player for a need at OL that you can easily fill two rounds later?

You know what BPA means? Best player available. Not best skill position player available. How do you know that player won't be an offensive lineman? Just because we've hit on plenty of OL in the mid rounds, doesn't mean it will always be the case. BPA... lineman are included in that "thought process".

Do you even have a thought process?

Sure do. My "thought process" is that you made a stupid generalization and assumption that every 2nd round OL we take will end up being Charles Brown and every later round OL we take will be an All Pro. My other "thought process" is that you have no clue what the hell BPA means.

05-09-2014, 03:16 PM	#11
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,768	Re: second round - what ya want? Originally Posted by TwistedTiger How many quality OL are taken every year in the later rounds of the draft? Plenty. Many fall through the cracks. It's much easier to pick up a good OL late than it is a skill player. I don't disagree. That's not a thought process, that's a fact of the draft. That is actually a thought process. How many guards and centers are taken in the first 2 rounds on average each draft? 99% of NFL GM's can't be wrong. Not many. But the ones that are, have a high impact/success rate. So if there is a guy there that we like and take, his chances of making an impact is pretty high. With that said, I've always been a proponent of taking lineman later as opposed to being early. Loomis/Payton say BPA, so how do you pass on an impact skill player for a need at OL that you can easily fill two rounds later? You know what BPA means? Best player available. Not best skill position player available. How do you know that player won't be an offensive lineman? Just because we've hit on plenty of OL in the mid rounds, doesn't mean it will always be the case. BPA... lineman are included in that "thought process". Do you even have a thought process? Sure do. My "thought process" is that you made a stupid generalization and assumption that every 2nd round OL we take will end up being Charles Brown and every later round OL we take will be an All Pro. My other "thought process" is that you have no clue what the hell BPA means. Danno and Mr.Riaton like this.
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