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Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 800328)

Chris, I gotta lot of respect for your knowledge, but I'd like to know what you're basing that on...

What I've seen in Tra'Quan is unsure hands, bobbles balls/un-clean catches against his body...

He struggles against press corners and I don't seem him taking the top off defenses with a 4.49 sec 40...

While only 6-1, his arms are longer than his height - but he doesn't show a large catch radius, catching many balls against his body...

His route running is, well, raw, undiscipline, rounding off routes, lacking suddeness in his breaks...

One of his positives is that he is a willing and able blocker downfield for teammates...

But we didn't need to take a slightly better Brandon Coleman in Round 3 - he was a Round 5 pick at best...

Especially with guys like DT Harrison Phillips, OL Alex Cappa, TE Dalton Schultz, QB Kyle Lauletta still available...

As fortunate as last year's draft was, I'm not very optimistic about the grade on this draft in three years...

And if we're drafting because of a window on Drew Brees, I'm especially p*ssed off that we've mortgaged the future for one guy...

Further, where was this urgency since the Superbowl win in 2010 or even three years ago?

I know I am a fat old lineman but I am seeing nothing but clean catches, the one he bobbles I wouldn't have expected him to catch, and it looked like he tipped it back to himself (It was out of bounds).

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So our 4th round pick is an OT who has only been playing OT for a year and a half...yeesh. I like that they went O line but I don't understand taking this guy.

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The NFL scouting report not exactly glowing

Lacks fundamentals
Hard to see anything but PS material

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Overview
Leonard is a top-heavy tackle with decent athleticism but lacking in consistency and fundamentals at this stage of his development. There is enough athleticism and potential to work with, but he is still a project with a lack of body control and balance that creates challenges in landing anywhere but a practice squad early in his career.

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Perhaps the FO sees something I don't. I'm not too high on this pick.

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Oh no... Rick Leonard wasn’t even a draftable prospect. Pretty much unanimously projected to be an undrafted free agent. This is awful.

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Weakness: consistently on skates

Ouch!

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Yeah I don't see it. Position makes sense, though I personally was hoping they'd be trying to shore up the interior line, but this guy? Oh well..hoping for the best, expecting he doesn't even make the squad.

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Trying to keep faith with the FO after this pick but good grief! With all the o line out there why him? I’ve yet to find any good words on him.