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At first I was underwhelmed by our OL picks. In truth, it was probably mostly because they were not the big name "fan favorites" that I had been constantly seen mocked and/or been reading about.
But the more I've learned, the better I like these kids.
Plus, S&F (see what I did there?) have earned some trust from me via their first 3 drafts.
Frankly, they've had very few busts among their top 5 rounders for three years running. This gives me cause for optimism.
In '12, Pead and Rok Watkins were clear busts. But Watkins was a 5th rounder, after all.
In '13, Tavon remains iffy. Neither a hit nor a bust. Jones is also on the fence. Injuries were underestimated, yet he might just be our starting C this year, so who knows?
In '14, Alexander looks iffy. But he was a known to be injured 4th rounder that has since been superseded by Barron. So I dunno his exact status. Might be Barron's '16 replacement?
I think it's fair to say that the remaining 13 picks have been considered good to very good players in their young careers. So, if memory serves, S&F have made 18 picks in their first 3 drafts through round five. Two were clear busts. (Interestingly, both occurred in Snead's first draft where he was forced to utilize the evals of Devaney's scouting dept). Three more are still iffy, but are by no means in bust territory.
So, let's see...
That's 13 good to very good players and one great one from their pick points.
Two clear busts.
Three iffy picks. One a starter, another a possible starter, and the third a ST contributor in his first year after recovering from injury.
Not too bad, huh?
When considered in light of the above, I think we can justify some guarded optimism about our Havenstein, Brown, Mannion, and Donnal picks. At least until opening day.
Whew! Glad I got that off my chest. Lol.
But the more I've learned, the better I like these kids.
Plus, S&F (see what I did there?) have earned some trust from me via their first 3 drafts.
Frankly, they've had very few busts among their top 5 rounders for three years running. This gives me cause for optimism.
In '12, Pead and Rok Watkins were clear busts. But Watkins was a 5th rounder, after all.
In '13, Tavon remains iffy. Neither a hit nor a bust. Jones is also on the fence. Injuries were underestimated, yet he might just be our starting C this year, so who knows?
In '14, Alexander looks iffy. But he was a known to be injured 4th rounder that has since been superseded by Barron. So I dunno his exact status. Might be Barron's '16 replacement?
I think it's fair to say that the remaining 13 picks have been considered good to very good players in their young careers. So, if memory serves, S&F have made 18 picks in their first 3 drafts through round five. Two were clear busts. (Interestingly, both occurred in Snead's first draft where he was forced to utilize the evals of Devaney's scouting dept). Three more are still iffy, but are by no means in bust territory.
So, let's see...
That's 13 good to very good players and one great one from their pick points.
Two clear busts.
Three iffy picks. One a starter, another a possible starter, and the third a ST contributor in his first year after recovering from injury.
Not too bad, huh?
When considered in light of the above, I think we can justify some guarded optimism about our Havenstein, Brown, Mannion, and Donnal picks. At least until opening day.
Whew! Glad I got that off my chest. Lol.
