Angry Ram said:
den-the-coach said:
Warmack or Austin...No on Cooper too small far better options later in the draft with Warford (Kentucky) or Winters (Kent State).
Gentlemen when it comes to Guard...Size does Matter!
6'2 311 pounds is too small?
I watched him against Missouri in the Independence Bowl. He did not play up to that weight (he around 295 lbs. at the most for that game; my personal opinion was that he was 290 lbs.), he was pushed around by Richardson (one of the rare games where Richardson did anything of note his sophomore year), and he wasn't nearly as good at pulling against our fast outside linebackers and defensive ends (UNC had their worst game on the ground against us). If Jonathan Cooper is drafted by us (which I doubt; his best fit is as a zone-blocking lineman), it'll be as a center; he's not nearly strong enough to function as a left guard in our system. Not a fan of Cooper; I like three guards ahead of him a lot more (Warford, Warmack, and Kyle Long).
Warmack is a great mauling run-blocker, but he will get beat in pass-protection by very quick and/or exceptionally strong defensive tackles (Mizzou defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson, Georgia nose tackle John Jenkins, Tennessee nose tackle Daniel McCullers, and Mississippi State nose tackle Dewayne Cherrington gave Warmack the most problems last year). Like another person on here said, he looks very flat-footed at times. Doesn't look particularly nimble.
Personally, I like Larry Warford more than any of the other guards. In my honest opinion, I wouldn't mind if we drafted him at #22; he's going to be that good. Hell, he may not even be where we pick in the second round. Plug him in at right guard, put Watkins at left guard (where he has the ability to play), and resign Saffold, and our offensive line is set for a few years at the very least.
