CN: Plumbing a Deep Guard Class

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Wes Bunting Answers Your Mail, Part 2: Plumbing a Deep Guard Class

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....CN: Let's talk about guards. We've talked about David DeCastro. I think people are of two minds with this position. They see the team drafted David Arkin and Bill Nagy. Nagy got a starting job, but it was clear in camp they needed another year to develop NFL strength. So people are wondering, ''do we really just have to be patient, and they'll be ready next year?" On the other hand, here's a David DeCastro, who you can probably plug in on day one if you can land him, and he would be better than anybody you already have on your roster.

You said this is a deep class. Are there other guards you can project to come in and contribute, maybe not on day one, but in year one?

WB: [Kelechi] Osmele, from Iowa State. He's 6'5'', 340-350. He plays left tackle there. He's got good enough range. And when he gets his hands on you, the battle is over. He's a strong kid. He can bend. At times in the run game will get overextended. I don't know if that's because he has to play more in space. He'll get upright then, and not have the same push. But he locks on, and you can't disengage....

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....CN: Another question about the lack of safeties, and I know that you don't like to do this, but are there any taller corners who might project inside, because they're a little leggy, and might play better in centerfield, then trying to turn and run with NFL corners?

WB: Robert Golden, from Arizona, we've talked about, thought he's being looked at more as a corner than as a safety right now, but he could do it, in my opinion. Robert Blanton from Notre Dame is another one. He's about 6'0'' or 6'1''. I can see him at safety and getting after it. Those are two guys who can play downhill and make plays that way. And Blanton is more interesting because he's having a really good year. He's rising. But is he quick enough to handle his own in and out of his breaks. He's got range and can cover ground well, but he looks more like a cover-2 guy on the outside. You look at that skill set and you think those are all attributes you look at in a free safety.

I think those are the two guys I would consider from this corner crop at the safety position.