This is also how I want the draft to shake out. Then grab a Receiver in the third. Grabbing an OT like Mims and one of JPJ, Frazier, or Barton makes for the beginning of a heck of a front line.
Like you said about Mims, we had a family friend who ran a football training camp for a lot of D1 guys, including our old friend JuJu, and he always said “the one thing I can’t teach a kid is size”
We are definitely on the same wave length.
Rebuild the O-line and the next QB they draft can come into a really nice situation.
Also with you on finding a WR in the third.
I'm fine with this plan if it's Frazier. I remain unsold on Barton but I'm just a dude on a message board. It just concerns me that it almost certainly requires a trade-up. I know they happen and I'm not opposed to combining assets for it, just that the uncertainty of it, requiring a partner who has what you want and wants what you have.
I just feel like you need JPJ or Frazier out of this draft. I know the discussion around first-round value at T vs C and whatnot, but if you're getting a ready-made player who improves your team... anyway.
Tall centers like Barton can be worrisome with pad level and leverage, so I get the concern, but we’ll see.
I’m not opposed to JPJ at 20, but it’s much like RBs where you can get better value there likely and find a starter in round 2 or 3.
Again, history last ten years shows it’s hard to get real value out of center in round one.
I do realize they left a gaping hole at center, but drafting out of desperation rarely works.