Post by jane5yan on May 5, 2011 6:25:26 GMT
The Oakland Raiders were widely criticized for taking LSU tackle, Joe Barksdale, as well early in the 2011 NFL Draft. Not only that, however it came with a pick that was acquired by way of a trade they were broadly criticized for generating. And on leading of all of that he was drafted for a position the Raiders currently do not have an individual beneath agreement to play. Obviously all eyes are going to be on Barksdale.
Now, the first thing I noticed was an additional offensive tackle did not go off the board till after the Raiders had made Chimdi Chekwa their next choice. That means there's very high plausibility that Barksdale would have already been about at their subsequent choice. He had extremely comparable grades to the linemen chosen within the fourth-round. This would have freed up the Raiders to consider a corner a selection earlier, and used their fourth-round pick on Barksdale. Take the jump....
Between the draft board time the Raiders selected Barksdale and Chekwa Texas corner, Curtis Brown, and West Virginia corner, Brandon Hogan, were taken. Hogan is considered more of the zone coverage defender, and he was also dogged by character issues. He wouldn't have been a good fit. Jones Black jerseyBrown on the other hand is really a small more interesting. He has excellent cover skills, and was projected as higher as a second-round selection. He is about an inch shorter and five points lighter than Chekwa. However, he was most likely never on the Raiders radar as he ran a 4.51 forty in the Combine. An additional player really worth mentioning is Cal security Chris Conte. He went off the board with the very next choose.
Brewer is considered a work in progress. He has bad foot work and he's a little lumbering. He's also not that potent for his size. He is incosistent in run blocking and vulnerable to edge rushers. He has under average awareness, and may play with the edge but that is inconsistent. In short, Brewer is much more possible than present reality.
Barksdale and Hairston is an effective comparison. And, I'd be prepared to wager the Raiders ended up deciding in between these two, and they are comparable players. Matt Wieters Black JerseyWithin the end, I like the Raiders choice of Barksdale at tackle considering the tackle prospects obtainable once they selected him. But offered the choice that he could be around later, I'd have favored the Raiders had taken Curtis Brown instead of Barksdale after which taken Barksdale rather than Chekwa.
Now, the first thing I noticed was an additional offensive tackle did not go off the board till after the Raiders had made Chimdi Chekwa their next choice. That means there's very high plausibility that Barksdale would have already been about at their subsequent choice. He had extremely comparable grades to the linemen chosen within the fourth-round. This would have freed up the Raiders to consider a corner a selection earlier, and used their fourth-round pick on Barksdale. Take the jump....
Between the draft board time the Raiders selected Barksdale and Chekwa Texas corner, Curtis Brown, and West Virginia corner, Brandon Hogan, were taken. Hogan is considered more of the zone coverage defender, and he was also dogged by character issues. He wouldn't have been a good fit. Jones Black jerseyBrown on the other hand is really a small more interesting. He has excellent cover skills, and was projected as higher as a second-round selection. He is about an inch shorter and five points lighter than Chekwa. However, he was most likely never on the Raiders radar as he ran a 4.51 forty in the Combine. An additional player really worth mentioning is Cal security Chris Conte. He went off the board with the very next choose.
Brewer is considered a work in progress. He has bad foot work and he's a little lumbering. He's also not that potent for his size. He is incosistent in run blocking and vulnerable to edge rushers. He has under average awareness, and may play with the edge but that is inconsistent. In short, Brewer is much more possible than present reality.
Barksdale and Hairston is an effective comparison. And, I'd be prepared to wager the Raiders ended up deciding in between these two, and they are comparable players. Matt Wieters Black JerseyWithin the end, I like the Raiders choice of Barksdale at tackle considering the tackle prospects obtainable once they selected him. But offered the choice that he could be around later, I'd have favored the Raiders had taken Curtis Brown instead of Barksdale after which taken Barksdale rather than Chekwa.