Let's talk Brandon Scherff

[MTK]

Good read to kick this off with...

Profile of Iowa's Brandon Scherff, NFL draft's top offensive lineman | The MMQB with Peter King

[Chico23231]

Holes in pass protection...at 5 u need to pass protect well. Let's hope he can put that part of his game together

[Chief X_Phackter]

While I think there is little doubt we got the best Offensive Lineman in the draft, this looks more like a need pick than a best available pick (I thought best available would be the strategy). One could argue that it was a bit of a reach, but I'm not mad about it. Maybe they had him graded higher than Williams, White, Beasley...

Should be a solid contributor for a long time barring injury.

[Ruhskins]

I'd like to ask all these pundits complaining that Scherff went to early: if a team was not willing to trade down with the Redskins, how was the team supposed to get him later in the draft? Scherff would have gone four picks later to the Giants.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

While I think there is little doubt we got the best Offensive Lineman in the draft, this looks more like a need pick than a best available pick (I thought best available would be the strategy). One could argue that it was a bit of a reach, but I'm not mad about it. Maybe they had him graded higher than Williams, White, Beasley...

Should be a solid contributor for a long time barring injury.

Albert Breer tweeted he was 3rd on the skins board after fowler and cooper, so they technically got good value.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

While I think there is little doubt we got the best Offensive Lineman in the draft, this looks more like a need pick than a best available pick (I thought best available would be the strategy). One could argue that it was a bit of a reach, but I'm not mad about it. Maybe they had him graded higher than Williams, White, Beasley...

Should be a solid contributor for a long time barring injury.

They did, Scot McC's draftboard:

1. Fowler
2. Cooper
3. Schreff

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

They did, Scot McC's draftboard:

1. Fowler
2. Cooper
3. Schreff

Then they got their man. Can't be upset about that.

[Schneed10]

If you think this is a reach then you weren't paying attention to the salaries that very mediocre RTs commanded in free agency this year.

I love this pick. Very consistent player, and most importantly a nasty tone setter that I've been calling for.

Laken Tomlinson at the top of the 2nd would be terrific.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Holes in pass protection...at 5 u need to pass protect well. Let's hope he can put that part of his game together

He's incredibly athletic, the footwork issues are coachable. The athleticism isn't. He immediately improves our RT pass protection on athleticism alone, with the potential to develop to pro bowl level with coaching.

More importantly, him and Trent will make teams feel it when they play us. Hit, hit, and hit again. We need more of it.

[SFREDSKIN]

Williams would have been a great pick, but we needed Scherff more. I like the word "Nasty" and don't have a problem with the pick. I want to see the second coming of Russ Grimm or Tre Johnson (minus injuries)

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

He's incredibly athletic, the footwork issues are coachable. The athleticism isn't. He immediately improves our RT pass protection on athleticism alone, with the potential to develop to pro bowl level with coaching.

More importantly, him and Trent will make teams feel it when they play us. Hit, hit, and hit again. We need more of it.

we are going commit to running the ball again big time...I really wonder how Jay feels about that?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

we are going commit to running the ball again big time...I really wonder how Jay feels about that?

Probably great because our quarterbacks suck.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Probably great because our quarterbacks suck.

Lol yup.

But we know gruden loves to throw the ball a ton

[MTK]

Gruden wanted to shift to more power running last year but we simply didn't have the horses, and playing from behind constantly and with a shitty D doesn't help. And with Callahan coming here it's obvious the direction we're moving.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Gruden wanted to shift to more power running last year but we simply didn't have the horses, and playing from behind constantly and with a shitty D doesn't help. And with Callahan coming here it's obvious the direction we're moving.

I welcome it for sure...We need to add a rb this draft