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Originally Posted by RealSNR
Is the learning curve any worse than drafting a guy whose football practices were conducted in French? Hell, the guy didn't even play football. He played Canadian football.
How about taking a tackle and saying, "Nah. You're gonna play center." That's what we did with Mitch Morse, and yeah, he had experience at C, but we also took him in the 2nd, not the 6th.
What about all the ****ing QBs over the years who were drafted with mid round picks and immediately moved to WR?
It's a 6th round pick. Would I have drafted Mackenzie, much less traded up for him? Provably not. But the pick has upside, which is all you can ask for out of guys taken in the 6th and beyond
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But whats the reason for the upside? He's big and athletic?
I think we can agree that taking a guy that's played QB and asking him to play WR is a little different. Hell, even those guys don't normally hit very quickly and take a while to develop if they do. They usually end up being a gimmicky WR, running screens or go routes.
It's a 6th round pick. It's not likely whoever they took would work out, but if they wanted a guard, I would have preferred to take a guard.
Just from a contractual value standpoint, it's not likely he plays much or does much this year. Say he plays next year some as a backup/swing type guy, then in year three does become a starter. You've used up the value of the contract on development.