This is Insider, so to avoid TOS violation, I'll paraphrase. It'll be in ESPN the Mag.
McShay raises great points.
1. QB, OT, CB and Pass Rusher are the four most important positions, and should be the ones focused on at the top of the draft. Good thing we need three of those!
2. 40 times and bench presses make some guys look better than they are, and others worse than they are
3. Personal interview tells how much a player can break down his own play, and what his football IQ is
4. Teams take players of need over players of value
In the last section, he cites the Bills. Says he have been awful at this, as is evidenced by McCargo, Lynch, and McKelvin. He goes on to say we would be making this mistake again if we reach for Claussen (McShay has already proven to not be his biggest fan). He says we should go LT and wait for a McCoy or Pike later in the draft.
Hard to argue with a lot of that. I especially like #3 and I think this is where Nix and his team are really going to show their worth. The guys we bring in will be football smart and will be ready sooner than others.
#4 is a great argument for McClain if the LTs we like are gone (although I realize it goes against #1).
BTW, he mentioned Shipley and Ordick as guys who fit #2 (positively) and Morgan as a guy who fits #3 (once again... positively).
McShay raises great points.
1. QB, OT, CB and Pass Rusher are the four most important positions, and should be the ones focused on at the top of the draft. Good thing we need three of those!
2. 40 times and bench presses make some guys look better than they are, and others worse than they are
3. Personal interview tells how much a player can break down his own play, and what his football IQ is
4. Teams take players of need over players of value
In the last section, he cites the Bills. Says he have been awful at this, as is evidenced by McCargo, Lynch, and McKelvin. He goes on to say we would be making this mistake again if we reach for Claussen (McShay has already proven to not be his biggest fan). He says we should go LT and wait for a McCoy or Pike later in the draft.
Hard to argue with a lot of that. I especially like #3 and I think this is where Nix and his team are really going to show their worth. The guys we bring in will be football smart and will be ready sooner than others.
#4 is a great argument for McClain if the LTs we like are gone (although I realize it goes against #1).
BTW, he mentioned Shipley and Ordick as guys who fit #2 (positively) and Morgan as a guy who fits #3 (once again... positively).
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