Thinking about this more and more, it just makes sense. You guys are right, it would be an unsexy pick, and you just dont know how Faneca will hold up they have been saying that his play has been in a slow declince for the past couple years, and you just dont know when he will fall off. I never thought of this til now but going o line in the first may be the best move.
I wouldn't mind it if he's the best player available, but I'm more worried about the defensive line than the offensive line.
The DL has more rotational guys and the scheme is strong enough to handle injuries than the OL. One injury on the OL, and this offense is twice as bad as last year, even though Sanchez should look twice as good. We don't want to "Aaron Rodgers" Sanchez in his 2nd year the way the Packers did. The Packers had injuries up and down the OL and they had a 6-10 season. With Pouncey, any injury to the 3 interior guys, and he can step in right away. Its hard to find a lineman who can play multiple positions the way Woody or Pouncey can.
I wouldn't mind taking a versatile o-lineman like this in the first round for all the reasons stated above, but I'm wondering who all these rotational d-linemen you're referring to are? I think it's critical that we get young on the d-line in the draft this year. We don't even have a starting quality DE on one side, and most of our DL is over 30.
I agree with you there. I honestly wouldn't mind doing something like Pouncey or Mike Iupati in the 1st followed by Tyson Alualu or Cam Thomas in the 2nd. Or, flip the order and go Odrick, Cody, Williams, or someone along those lines in the first and OL in the 2nd (not sure who would be of value at our pick).
Does anyone think Slauson can take over for Faneca down the road? Callahan coached him in college, they must see something in him.
I don't see how anyone could come to such a conclusion without seeing him get significant playing time.
I'm convinced DeVito can start. Pouha is a good backup NT, he kept that defense at #1 when we thought the Jets were fucked. There was almost no drop off. There were less impact plays coming from the NT position, but there was no hole. I'm interested to see what Ropati Pitouitua becomes in this defense. When he spot started last year, he wasn't a problem on the field. I'm thinking he could be what DeVito was last year, but not as impactful. Mike "give me that ball, you fuck" DeVito has earned a starting position on this team. A healthy Shaun Ellis is still one of the best players on this team. I'm shocked he hasn't shown one sign of slowing down. I should have added that a 2nd rounder like Alualu with Pouncey in the 1st can shore up the problems on both trenches. If Cam Thomas is sitting at 2.29, you take his ass and the trenches continue their dominance for the remainder of Sanchez's career. Well, Woody would be getting replaced next year anyway. I would even take Torrell Troup at 2.29. There will be a gigantic run on DL guys in the top 2 rounds. Jessie Owens has the size to play NT in the later rounds. This is the year of the DL, much like '83 was the year of the QB. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the DL can take on injuries better than the old men on the OL. One OL down, and the running game will look pedestrian and Sanchez will have no time to throw.
A 6th round pick who was seen as a project cannot be thought of as an immediate replacement for a HOFer who pulls around a Center better than I've ever seen. I don't think Slauson is a better pass blocker either. Nebraska isn't known for it.
If we take someone on the d-line in the 1st or 2nd I'll be much more comfortable with that rotation. Ellis will be 33 when the season starts and it's only a matter of time before he starts to decline or start to break down injury wise. Jenkins is an obvious injury risk and will likely share a ton of snaps with Pouha, I wouldn't be surprised if it were close to 50/50. DeVito did well for us but he's nothing that we shouldn't look to upgrade. That basically leaves us with one backup d-lineman who has hardly seen the field. If we have one injury on the d-line, our situation is just as bad (if not worse) as it would be on o-line IMO. We at least have 3 backups on the o-line.
i'd be all for this.this could be faneca and woody's last year.we don't want to have to replace 2/5 of the line in the same off season.
Without a good offensive line, that good group of backs won't be able to run the football. Eventually, the coaching staff is going to let Mark Sanchez sling the football around.
During the combine, I only saw Jets coaches on the field during the offensive line drills. It seemed like they had their eyes locked on Iupati. With his stock dropping the last month, I can definantely see him falling to us. If he is already taken, I wouldnt mind taking Pouncey.
If we traded back into the high second round I would be a fan, I would be neutral if we used it on the 29th pick. Faneca and Woody's positions do need to be addressed before it is too late though.
I don't thiink Iupatis' stock has gone down...there isn't as much "buzz" this time of year. Iupati struggled in the Senior Bowl at RG, when he switched back to LG he did fine. A few months ago Iupati was going to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame in Canton....by media and the messageboard types. Things a have quieted down, Iupati still wil be drafted in the last 15 picks of rd 1.
I'm not for drafting someone who is likely to be a backup their first season Pouncey is good but no way would I take him with our first pick, though I could see him going to the Vikings
I think his stock has fallen because watching him at the senior bowl he didnt look like anything special I didnt make the statemtn for no reason, I simply was not impressed with what he showed at the senior bowl. I shouldnt have used the words "draft stock", rather "buzz" may have been a better choice of words
