I haven’t done my usual Dl breakdowns like in drafts past, but I’ve looked at the edge guys that are late 1st/early 2nd guys.
Adebawore is a huge physical freak that looks much more like a 4-3 end or even a 3T than an OLB. Like a better Hoecht. I LOVE how he plays the run. His get off is a little slow and a fair number of his sacks are clean up/hustle sacks which doesn’t help us with how teams game plan us.
McDonald, otoh, is a legit OLB with great hands, several established moves, elite dip/rip and deceptive speed from the initial OL punch to the corner. He closes that distance as well as anyone which sometimes allows him to dip and just make the OL whiff. He can cover and his get off from stand up is excellent.
Felix Anudike-Uzomah is a mix of the two. I think his pad level gets too high at times and he’s more high motor than pure speed. He’s got several really good moves and uses his hands well.
For what we need, I think McDonald is significantly better for us, but I’m fine with Adebawore or Felix Anudike-Uzomah if we decide to go edge in the 2nd.
Whether we go edge or RB (I’d LOVE if we went IOL/C, but we don’t do that and all signs are we won’t again), I just don’t want us trading down so far that we miss on some true studs for guys who may struggle to contribute. In this draft, I think a top 40 pick is a potential difference maker whereas by 50, I think there’s a noticeable drop off and while I think we may almost trade ourselves out of the 2nd entirely to pick up mid round picks, I think it’ll be a mistake.
