IDOG_det Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, cortes02 said: Just wanted to ask your guys opinion. A crazy idea as a contingency plan if Saquon Barkley was not available was to pick Quenton Nelson and possibly move him to Tackle due to Joe Thomas being on the brink of retirement. He has the size at 6'5" 325. It was either that or look for a trade down. Does anyone think he can play tackle? Was it a crazy idea to even consider it? Peace!!! Nelson operates best using a jump set from guard. There's no way to know if that projects to taking a vertical set at tackle and then either perfecting that (like Joe Thomas did) or branching that out and varying the angles on his set at tackle. Taking Nelson to move him to tackle suddenly makes him a risky prospect because you're blindly putting him at a different position where you can't know if the critical factors will translate. It's crazy to have even considered moving him to tackle. Any team that drafts him should keep him at LG where he's best. There's no real difference in importance of tackle or guard anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowserBroncos Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, mountainpd said: sorry guys. strange question. how long do I have? stuck at work but got a message im otc? whats the time over there? You have until 2:40 pm EST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, sparky151 said: I don't remember what the Giants have done in free agency but the good thing about having a poor O-line is it can be upgraded with 2nd and 3rd round linemen. The difference between Nelson and Hernandez is less than the difference between Barkley and Darkwa. You say this like most of the leagues best RB's weren't taken in the 2nd or later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, mountainpd said: sorry guys. strange question. how long do I have? stuck at work but got a message im otc? whats the time over there? you have a little under two hours, it is currently 1254 eastern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpd Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Just now, bcb1213 said: you have a little under two hours, it is currently 1254 eastern thanks make my pick when I get in. send through trade offers please. be about an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 minute ago, IDOG_det said: You say this like most of the leagues best RB's weren't taken in the 2nd or later... to be fair, how many RB in the league were actually taken in the first round tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 @mountainpd you have an hour and 45 minutes to make your pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny92mike Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 minute ago, bcb1213 said: to be fair, how many RB in the league were actually taken in the first round tho Ron Dayne and the Giants found out how that worked out the hard way...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 edit : nevermind, by the time you log on to agree to make a trade you could just pick so offering a reverse on our trade doesn't save you time and I assume like me you did it for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, bcb1213 said: to be fair, how many RB in the league were actually taken in the first round tho Same can be said for guards You guys may not know him, but Kent Lee Platte (a member of #drafttwitter and #lionstwitter) has done some research on this. Safeties and interior offensive lineman are basically the two safest positions to draft from at the top of the draft. They rarely get hyped as early picks and when they do it's usually for a good reason. Fans, media, players, coaches, GM's, and owners all get excited for basically every other position and end up ignoring safeties and IOL because they get caught up in the idea that they aren't worth it or that they can get a similar one a few rounds later. Yet history has shown pretty often that it's a good idea to take one early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, IDOG_det said: Same can be said for guards You guys may not know him, but Kent Lee Platte (a member of #drafttwitter and #lionstwitter) has done some research on this. Safeties and interior offensive lineman are basically the two safest positions to draft from at the top of the draft. They rarely get hyped as early picks and when they do it's usually for a good reason. Fans, media, players, coaches, GM's, and owners all get excited for basically every other position and end up ignoring safeties and IOL because they get caught up in the idea that they aren't worth it or that they can get a similar one a few rounds later. Yet history has shown pretty often that it's a good idea to take one early. so we are trusting the lions twitter guy with their awesome history of drafting great guards and safeties early yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny92mike Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, bcb1213 said: so we are trusting the lions twitter guy with their awesome history of drafting great guards and safeties early yes Watch the tape on him and make your own conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, ny92jefferis said: Watch the tape on him and make your own conclusion. i like him, i have no problem with it. Never said i did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragafootball Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Oh just found out that the clock doesn't start when the owner makes his pick but instead keeps to the schedule...... So all my stress and preparation for todays draft is meaningless..... great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, bcb1213 said: so we are trusting the lions twitter guy with their awesome history of drafting great guards and safeties early yes Grow up. His research wasn't on the Lions, his research was on the entire NFL. Let me know when you've compiled data on every player for the last few decades. If you have an issue with it go tell him yourself that you think his raw data is wrong, his @ on twitter is @MathBomb. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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