dolfanmark Wrote:
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> montequi Wrote:
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> > Picking McClain and moving him to a position
> he's
> > not familiar with (SOL
would be wasting the
> > pick. If that's want we truly need, we can
> pick
> > up a decent SOLB in later rounds. We need to
> go
> > WR, FS, or NT in the 1st round (probably the
> first
> > 2 rounds).
>
>
> How is this different than drafting Dan Williams
> and moving him to NT in a 3-4 when he has been a
> 4-3 DT in college? Or drafting Derrick Morgan or
> Sergio Kindle and asking them to play OLB in a
> 3-4, when both have been 4-3 DE? And any LB
> experience they have is in a 4-3. Or drafting a WR
> who has played in a spread offense and then asking
> him to be part of a traditional NFL passing
> attack? And some of the top FS prospects in the
> draft have actually been playing SS in college.
> Most college teams do not use NFL style offenses
> or defenses. Players are asked to do new things
> all the time. If McClain is the best player
> available at #12, you take him.
The transition from ILB to OLB is more complex than DT to NT. Jason Allen never handled his move from S to CB and back to S. It delays a rookies development to do that. If we did that, I wouldn't expect much from McClain in his rookie year.