Adam Gettis pick 5.6

In this scheme 293 is an ideal weight. I say he stays where he is. Back in the early 2000's the Falcons and Broncos regularly ranked in the top 5 in total rushing yards including 2005 where they both finished 1st and 2nd respectively. Both teams were tied for dead last in average weight among starting offensive linemen at 295.

ESPN.com: Page 2 : The NFL weight rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=merron/041124_rankings)

(Article is from 2004).

Falcons had Vick amassing a nice chunk of those yards. For most of the years that had Vick unable to play most of the season, those were the years the Falcons' running rank had a huge dropoff.

Mike Shanahan likes strength, but he wants athletcism more. But if he can get both from a player, he'll snatch that player up quick, like with Trent, Ryan Clady, and this year LeRibeus and Compton.

And the Texans right now have all of the O-linemen be bigger than 300 lbs.

I didn't think he was the best Iowa OL available at the time he was selected, but it's hard to go absolutely wrong with Hawkeye lineman. Gettis was the one of the three (Reiff, Zusevics, Gettis) who I expected make the least impact in the NFL, but with that said, he's decent insurance against Kory Lichtenstiger signing a Dockery like contract as a UFA next year.

Was flipping through ProFootball Weekly's draft mag and saw one of those quote from a 'Anonymous Scout' out to the side like they do which read
"Throw on the game of (Iowa's) Adam Gettis vs Penn State and watch how he plays Devin Still. He's going to shoot up. Physically, he is still underdeveloped. He came in at 220 lbs and he played close to 280. He's still got another 10 - 15 to add, but he's got starter potential."

Basically the same assessment about his weight, but made me feel better about the pick. It would be nice to see a 5th rounder develop into a quality starter for us. Could be a good value pick for us.

Yep. I think we keep 9 lineman and Smith is gone...:)

Got news for you, Smith is going nowhere. They'll get rid of Polumbus before Smith, Willie can play and will get better.

i think willie smith stays

Got news for you, Smith is going nowhere. They'll get rid of Polumbus before Smith, Willie can play and will get better.

Could be...I thought Polumbus got more work than Smith but regardless I meant we're def keeping the two newcomers.