Post by jane5yan on May 5, 2011 6:17:55 GMT
The Oakland Raiders had been widely criticized for taking LSU tackle, Joe Barksdale, as well early in the 2011 NFL Draft. Not just that, but it arrived with a choose which was acquired via a trade they had been broadly criticized for generating. And on top of all of that he was drafted to get a place the Raiders presently don't have an individual beneath agreement to play. Needless to say all eyes are going to be on Barksdale.
Now, the very first thing I observed was another offensive tackle didn't go off the board until following the Raiders had made Chimdi Chekwa their next choice. That means there is very higher plausibility that Barksdale would have been about at their subsequent selection. He had very comparable grades towards the linemen chosen in the fourth-round. This would have freed up the Raiders to consider a corner a selection earlier, and used their fourth-round choose on Barksdale. Consider the jump....
Between the draft board time the Raiders chosen Barksdale and Chekwa Texas corner, Curtis Brown, and West Virginia corner, Brandon Hogan, were taken. Hogan is regarded as much more of the zone coverage defender, and he was also dogged by character concerns. He would not have already been a great fit.
Brown on the other hand is really a little more interesting. He has very good cover abilities, and was projected as higher as a second-round selection. He is about an inch shorter and five points lighter than Chekwa. Nevertheless, he was likely never on the Raiders radar as he ran a 4.51 40 at the Combine. An additional player really worth mentioning is Cal safety Chris Conte. He went off the board with the extremely subsequent pick. Jones grey jerseyBrewer is considered a work in progress. He has poor foot function and he's a little lumbering. He's also not that powerful for his size. He's incosistent in operate blocking and vulnerable to edge rushers. He has less than typical awareness, and can play with an edge but that is inconsistent. In brief, Brewer is more potential than present reality.
Barksdale and Hairston is an effective comparison. And, I'd be prepared to bet the Raiders ended up determining in between these two, and they are similar players.
Tim Hudson Home jerseyIn the finish, I like the Raiders choice of Barksdale at tackle thinking about the tackle potential customers available when they selected him. But offered the option that he would be about later, I would have preferred the Raiders had taken Curtis Brown instead of Barksdale after which taken Barksdale rather than Chekwa.
Now, the very first thing I observed was another offensive tackle didn't go off the board until following the Raiders had made Chimdi Chekwa their next choice. That means there is very higher plausibility that Barksdale would have been about at their subsequent selection. He had very comparable grades towards the linemen chosen in the fourth-round. This would have freed up the Raiders to consider a corner a selection earlier, and used their fourth-round choose on Barksdale. Consider the jump....
Between the draft board time the Raiders chosen Barksdale and Chekwa Texas corner, Curtis Brown, and West Virginia corner, Brandon Hogan, were taken. Hogan is regarded as much more of the zone coverage defender, and he was also dogged by character concerns. He would not have already been a great fit.
Brown on the other hand is really a little more interesting. He has very good cover abilities, and was projected as higher as a second-round selection. He is about an inch shorter and five points lighter than Chekwa. Nevertheless, he was likely never on the Raiders radar as he ran a 4.51 40 at the Combine. An additional player really worth mentioning is Cal safety Chris Conte. He went off the board with the extremely subsequent pick. Jones grey jerseyBrewer is considered a work in progress. He has poor foot function and he's a little lumbering. He's also not that powerful for his size. He's incosistent in operate blocking and vulnerable to edge rushers. He has less than typical awareness, and can play with an edge but that is inconsistent. In brief, Brewer is more potential than present reality.
Barksdale and Hairston is an effective comparison. And, I'd be prepared to bet the Raiders ended up determining in between these two, and they are similar players.
Tim Hudson Home jerseyIn the finish, I like the Raiders choice of Barksdale at tackle thinking about the tackle potential customers available when they selected him. But offered the option that he would be about later, I would have preferred the Raiders had taken Curtis Brown instead of Barksdale after which taken Barksdale rather than Chekwa.