Brazen331 wrote:Let’s address that second blurb by Charlie Campbell about the Bucs loving Nelson. At first, I just dismissed it out of hand as I see no evidence that we actually would take him at 7.
But the Marpet move may help us here. With his hyper-sensitive ego, we all know the last thing Koetter is going to want to do is admit he made a mistake. If we go into next year with the same lineup at OL, chances are fairly high that we will suck just like last year. Factor in injuries, chances grow higher that the Marpet experiment will look like a bad idea, and pressure could mount to move him back. I don’t think Koetter will be peppered with questions at PCs about moving Marpet with Nelson on the team, especially if he injects some juice in the line and it starts blocking better as a unit.
So maybe a generational G who could help Marpet thrive and actually deliver a push in the run game will be viewed favorably by this FO high in the 1st? One can only hope.
It's a small sample size, but Licht has generally played the first round very safe. Evans, Winston, VHIII, and Howard were all chalk picks. This would strongly, strongly suggest it'll be Nelson.
He seems to take his risks in the 2nd round - ASJ (oops), Donovan Smith, the un-left tackle, Ali Marpet, from Hobart, the ex-Buckeye Noah Spence, the kicker, and this last year the athletic but raw safety.