Flozell's Replacement

[Bob Sacamano]

Exactly.


If someone were to say, "The tackle we're going to draft THIS year in the 7th round is going to replace Adams"... I'd say they were crocked but considering McQ has already gone through one training, looked good, made the team, was here all season, and will be here through the offseason and another training camp, I'd say the kid's chances of being better than your average 7th rounder have shot-up tremendously.

the reason McQ went in the 7th round is because he had 1 year of DivII college ball, the talent is there

but I agree that we shouldn't hedge our bets on McQ developing into our starting LT, he has quite a ways to go, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring in another OT

 

[IndianaCowboyFan]

I would like Otto in the 4th or 5th for a few reasons. First he can play either LT or RT but many project him to OG. Second, he can play center and has taken snaps there, so he could play all 5 positions on the line which would be great. But, third is he has a great work ethic, great character, nasty demeanor on the field and takes it personally when he gets beat (usually never happens again by the same player) and most of all he lives for the game (heart) which many players don't have in today's game.

Are you sure? I follow Purdue very closly and have never heard of him playing center even in practice. One big plus is that he played 50 games and was healthy each year. He would be a steal in the 5th and a good value in the 4th.

 

[jobberone]

No knock on Red or Romo but neither is a sure thing. Nothing to do with where they are drafted. But you can generalize that players drafted in the first and second have a better chance. Some is teams unwilling to give up on a high pick. The rest is there is a reason they were drafted high.