You don’t have to sell me on Schmitz. He is my favorite interior OL in this draft. If that is the way Dallas wants to go at 26, I’d rather it be him than Avila or Torrence. He reminds me of Frederick with his size at center.
However, I don’t anticipate the team going in this direction. They may like Biadasz more than the fan base thinks, too. I’m not sure they even want to replace him. They could play Schmitz at G for a year and then let Biadasz walk in 2024, but like I said… they might not want that.
So yeah, I really like the player but I see that as a little bit of a longshot. IMO they’re looking more at TE, RB, Edge early because those are where the BPA will likely be.
Less than a week… I’m ready to find out.
Also, the more I think about it, the more this guy gives you position flex, who can play either guard position. He also plays center.
That way, we can always draft another tackle or guard down the road. Or just pick whomever the best linemen are. Because guys like Tyler and Smitz can play several positions.
In my mind, after Smitz, the talent drops off quite a bit. If you want a player who can start, right now, or at the very least be your swing guard, back up center next year. This guy makes life easy as far as O-line.
Also, we'll see what McCarthy thinks of this player, ind iIf the team is doing what he wants, that is, to protect Dak. Or if the team is still Jerry's toy..
I feel like a guy like Mayer would be good. But he doesn't really give you a whole lot that you can't teach Fergushot to do. I particularly like Hendershot, but I also like what Ferguson brings. If he settles in, I can see him being very consistent.
To me, Smitz is the guy like Tyler Smith was last year. The things you don't like far outweigh the aspects he brings, and he'll fit in day one as one of the better players on the line, much like a Zack Martin pick.. HOF player.. that underwhelmed people. But he's consistent just like Martin.
Sleep on Smitz all you want. Laugh and insinuate April Fool's jokes if you want, because you think you have the safe pick, or knee-jerk react because the talking heads are telling you what to think, so I see a lot of players like Smitz, Jaren Hall, maybe Kancey.. those guys are going to be better players than the pundits think, imo.
Just remember, this class of players is coming in to take the jobs of previous classes, so these guys are the future, and I'd say more than 50 percent chance that Smitz ends up a Pro Bowl player, no matter who drafts him, but particularly if he goes to a zone blocking team.
We'll see what McCarthy and Shotty have in mind. The pick should be up to them, since this year is on them to put their money where their mouth is. Let McCarthy, Shotty, and McClay decide that pick.
