2021 Draft- Olinemen

[like54ninjas]

The Sammy Small School background still scares me off a bit. After getting burned by a Sammie like Pip, even though Meinerz looks promising, I wouldn't want to take him any higher than round 4...I want to see a large body of work vs. quality competition...

Going to miss on a ton of talent only looking at power 5 prospects in the first 3 rounds.

[Topcat]

Going to miss on a ton of talent only looking at power 5 prospects in the first 3 rounds.

I guess that's where getting many sets of eyes together and making a proper evaluation comes in. Would I choose a Sammie Small Schooler in round 1? Probably never--too risky. Round 2--probably not, again too risky--level of competition is so hard to gauge, and a huge step up from a Division III to Division I college. Round 3? Maybe, depending on how well a player does in a bowl game, especially something like the Senior Bowl, when a Sammie is up against Division I players. Not saying some of those Sammies won't excel in the NFL--many of them will. It's just that we increase our percentages of landing a solid player if we go with a Division I prospect.

Here's where it gets so tricky. I might, might consider someone like Meinerz with our second 3rd round pick, IF he checks all the boxes and the coaching staff is sold on him. However, if someone like Meinerz is very similar to another OG from a Division I school, I probably go with the Division I player. He is probably more "pro ready," and less of a project that could take years to coach up--like Pip, who got drafted in the 3rd round. And Pip is still not a sure thing...

[La Costa Boy]

The Sammy Small School background still scares me off a bit. After getting burned by a Sammie like Pip, even though Meinerz looks promising, I wouldn't want to take him any higher than round 4...I want to see a large body of work vs. quality competition...

Somebody will buy the hype by round 3 and Mel will orgasmically gush all over it..........

[Topcat]

Somebody will buy the hype by round 3 and Mel will orgasmically gush all over it..........

Speaking of Kiper, he sure has made some stinker predictions over the years:

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https://www.thesportster.com/football/mel-kipers-top-15-biggest-draft-mistakes/

[TexanBeerlover]

[wu-dai clan]

Per Brandon Thorn...

AVT 13
Slater 15
Darrisaw 18
Meinerz 37

Good fits for LAC:

Leatherwood 38
Christensen 47
Newman 110

With regard to the notion of trying to find an OL starter in round 2, Thorn, legitimately an Oline expert,
grades both Leatherwood and Christensen as being on the border between "Immediate NFL Starter" and Potential NFL Starter."

[Boltjolt]

Yes you have posted that non official combine results before and I postedtwo other things that said his arms were 32.5".
Either way he isn't 34" and he will be a HOFer.

[wu-dai clan]

Yes you have posted that non official combine results before and I postedtwo other things that said his arms were 32.5".
Either way he isn't 34" and he will be a HOFer.

BTW.
Good, intelligent, football savvy mock, Jolt.
My only nit to pick is that you, and many others, are higher on Sterns than I am.
No drama up high please--last line of defense.

[like54ninjas]

Per Brandon Thorn...

AVT 13
Slater 15
Darrisaw 18
Meinerz 37

Good fits for LAC:

Leatherwood 38
Christensen 47
Newman 110

With regard to the notion of trying to find an OL starter in round 2, Thorn, legitimately an Oline expert,
grades both Leatherwood and Christensen as being on the border between "Immediate NFL Starter" and Potential NFL Starter."

On the IOL or OT?

[wu-dai clan]

On the IOL or OT?

I would consider Leatherwood as OT only, Christensen OT possibly, and Newman IOL+ emergency OT only.

Thorn sounds to be about there too.

I was surprised he has Christensen so high. Thorn is gaga over Dickerson--I mean top10 gaga.

[Boltjolt]

BTW.
Good, intelligent, football savvy mock, Jolt.
My only nit to pick is that you, and many others, are higher on Sterns than I am.
No drama up high please--last line of defense.

I wanted to put Jamar Johnson there but don't think he will be there. But in this draft, your never know.

No idea is we will draft Javonte as Miami may take him with their 36 pick anyways but when I was going thru the RBs later in the draft, I just keep going back to I think Lombardi wants a good capable talented RB to use like Kamara while doing the same with Ekeler to a lessor extent.

I just don't see that player later. There are some decent ones like Sermon but he would be a 3rd-4th rounder and I like Chuba but I think Javonte is a Lombardi type of RB ...as well as Ettiene but we aren't drafting a RB at #13.

[wu-dai clan]

I wanted to out Jamar Johnson there but don't think he will be there. But in this draft, your never know.

No idea is we will draft Javonte as Miami may take him with their 36 pick anyways but when I was going thru the RBs later in the draft, I just keep going back to I think Lombardi wants a good capable talented RB to use like Kamara while doing the same with Ekeler to a lessor extent.

I just don't see that player later. There are some decent ones like Sermon but he would be a 3rd-4th rounder and I like Chuba but I think Javonte is a Lombardi type of RB ...as well as Ettiene but we aren't drafting a RB at #13.

One of the keys there for me is that Ifeatu and Bynum would both have multi role capabilities for Staley.