It's worth noting, that I don't agree with you in several aspects on this issue (ie. taking guys that will play RB and stashing them at a position they "also played and were recruited at", when the kid was vocal that he was going to X school to play Y position...), but I do think there is wiggle room along the OL... it's not as defined as say LB vs DB. Hell... even at DB, we have guys that could easily be grabbed as a CB or a S... or along the DL/LB corps, who defines whether that DE out of HS is a DE or an OLB... There is gray area here, but to explicitly grab only OTs without any concern for whether they have or might play interior is a little disingenuous as well. In my case, I tried to point out guys that while some services have them listed as OTs, why they very likely will be on the interior at the next level.

If you are grabbing an OC that's outside the top 500+, there is a good chance it's essentially a wasted pick, because in all likelihood that kid will be on a roster with at least 3-4 talented "surplus" OT/OGs that can't take the starting OT job, but are more gifted than the OC recruit and are versatile enough to take the job. Hell, UGA's center this year is very likely going to be Lamont Gaillard, originally recruited as a DT, converted to a guard last year, then getting moved over with Kublanow leaving.

Unfortunately for you, you've got what I call Patriot's syndrome. If the perception is that you've "cheated" once... everything you do is subject to further scrutiny.

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Posted by GaytorHater703

Member since Nov 2004

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Posted on 2/27/17 at 3:07 pm to fibonaccisquared

While I don't have as much heartburn with your OL picks the issue is we all understand that picking a center could result in a more talented guard get slid into his spot....it's the same as you move from guard to tackle as they slide over too if they can't see early PT on the edges...but that's the rules we agree to...if you don't want your center to get caught in the wash then don't pick him #22....use your high pick on a stud like the IMG kid. Again if you can find one site that has them listed at that position or an article from the school he'll that's good enough...but picking all Tackles which tend to be the better OL is like picking all CB in a weak safety class then just saying ahhh who knows where they will play. Either way no players were sniped from me but it's just in poor taste imo.

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Posted by VerlanderBEAST

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 2/27/17 at 3:35 pm to fibonaccisquared

quote:
It's worth noting, that I don't agree with you in several aspects on this issue (ie. taking guys that will play RB and stashing them at a position they "also played and were recruited at", when the kid was vocal that he was going to X school to play Y position...), but I do think there is wiggle room along the OL... it's not as defined as say LB vs DB. Hell... even at DB, we have guys that could easily be grabbed as a CB or a S... or along the DL/LB corps, who defines whether that DE out of HS is a DE or an OLB... There is gray area here, but to explicitly grab only OTs without any concern for whether they have or might play interior is a little disingenuous as well. In my case, I tried to point out guys that while some services have them listed as OTs, why they very likely will be on the interior at the next level.

I would argue any "concern" for what position along the line they play is a shot in the dark guess if its based on anything more than depth chart.

And based on depth chart my first OL pick, Micah Clark is likely to play guard since Rutgers graduates both guards and returns both tackles. That said even if it was the opposite I still would of picked him. Realistically the odds of him playing as a freshman are slim anyway so even prejecting on depth chart is futile.

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