I know much has been made about who in this loaded Oline class we have not gotten, but, really, if we land Garnett, I really don't see much of a better fit combined for the whole class than what we'll have. Aside from Humphries, Theus and Armstead (who doesn't even want to play Oline) I can't think of any of the targets we didn't land that we'd want more than their equivalent that we did land:
LT: 1). Andrus Peat - has even more physical potential than Stanley, true, but I'd rather have Stanley for a couple reasons. Stanley's tape shows more aggression and follow through. He also seems to diagnose plays better and not be blocking the wrong guy or in the wrong direction, like Peat seems to be doing constantly. Plus, I'd much rather make inroads with Bishop Gorman than Corona.
RT or G: 2). Kyle Kalis - Great film, aggression and good size, but who'd you rather have, a bigger, stronger Taylor Decker who is almost as mean and almost as quick as Kalis pre-injury or a Kyle Kalis with a reconstructed knee? Decker every time.
LT: 3). Kyle Murphy - For the same reasons as with Peat, I'd rather have Stanley. Plus, he doesn't have quite the physical potential Stanley has anyway.
LT or RT 4). Zach Banner - Film shows over and over the same thing. He is just too tall. It'll work out against some Dline guys but against others he'll just get abused. Inconsistent effort too and, like Peat, blocks the wrong guy constantly.
LT or RT 5). Eric Magnuson - Kyle Murphy/Andrus Peat problems with even less potential upside. The Opening showed clearly enough that Harrell was more impressive as a potential T and he's not even slotted for T at this point and there's no way Magnuson could be as effective as Harrell at C.
Bottom line, out of all our top initial targets, taking Humphries, Theus and Armstead out of the equation, Decker is the RT I'd want, Garnett is the G/T combo I'd want, Stanley is the project LT star I'd want and, for that matter, Harrell is the C I'd want. No OLine guy on the board combines all the things we need in a C as he does - athleticism, strength, aggression, intelligence. And, he has the frame to get over 300 lbs easily so he's not going to be undersized by the time he plays. Just have to get Garnett. Looking at his film and our needs, probably a better get for us than even Humphries or Theus would have been and equal to Armstead if he wanted to play OL.
LT: 1). Andrus Peat - has even more physical potential than Stanley, true, but I'd rather have Stanley for a couple reasons. Stanley's tape shows more aggression and follow through. He also seems to diagnose plays better and not be blocking the wrong guy or in the wrong direction, like Peat seems to be doing constantly. Plus, I'd much rather make inroads with Bishop Gorman than Corona.
RT or G: 2). Kyle Kalis - Great film, aggression and good size, but who'd you rather have, a bigger, stronger Taylor Decker who is almost as mean and almost as quick as Kalis pre-injury or a Kyle Kalis with a reconstructed knee? Decker every time.
LT: 3). Kyle Murphy - For the same reasons as with Peat, I'd rather have Stanley. Plus, he doesn't have quite the physical potential Stanley has anyway.
LT or RT 4). Zach Banner - Film shows over and over the same thing. He is just too tall. It'll work out against some Dline guys but against others he'll just get abused. Inconsistent effort too and, like Peat, blocks the wrong guy constantly.
LT or RT 5). Eric Magnuson - Kyle Murphy/Andrus Peat problems with even less potential upside. The Opening showed clearly enough that Harrell was more impressive as a potential T and he's not even slotted for T at this point and there's no way Magnuson could be as effective as Harrell at C.
Bottom line, out of all our top initial targets, taking Humphries, Theus and Armstead out of the equation, Decker is the RT I'd want, Garnett is the G/T combo I'd want, Stanley is the project LT star I'd want and, for that matter, Harrell is the C I'd want. No OLine guy on the board combines all the things we need in a C as he does - athleticism, strength, aggression, intelligence. And, he has the frame to get over 300 lbs easily so he's not going to be undersized by the time he plays. Just have to get Garnett. Looking at his film and our needs, probably a better get for us than even Humphries or Theus would have been and equal to Armstead if he wanted to play OL.
