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Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88
I just can't get with an OG at 6.
Look, Nelson may well be a very good player. May be an All-Pro. There's no sure thing at any position, OL included (cough Jonathan Cooper or Chance Warmack cough), so I won't say for sure. I won't be surprised if he's very good.
But let's say Nelson is amazing and the RG/RT situation is still Slauson/Haeg or something like that. Luck is still in mortal danger, and defenses will still shut down your run game because it will be so damn easy to load up on the left side. Does a great OG really have any impact, in that situation?
Let's say Reich's scheme emphasizes quick passing decisions. Isn't an OG's impact neutralized in that situation?
I guess I just look at a lottery OG as a total luxury pick in today's NFL. Is the difference between Nelson and Hernandez or Wynn, for instance, really that big? Is Nelson really going to make more plays for the Colts than a Roquan Smith or Tremaine Edmunds?
The only way you can sell me on an OG that high for the Colts is by telling me this is a cultural statement and trendsetter, and even that feels a bit elusive as a justification.
I still think Day 2 is set up to go very well, and again, none of this is saying Nelson will be a bad player. But I am just philosophically opposed to an OG at 6 the same way many of you are opposed to a RB at 6.
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To me there were only 3 players that warranted the number 6 pick in the draft. Chubb, Nelson and Barkley. We got one of them. And Nelson is not your everyday fucking guard, he's a beast and brings an attitude that this fucking team really needs. I would normally agree that picking a guard this high is stupid, but Nelson is a different animal. Go watch tape of this guy and you may change your mind. Protecting Luck and creating running lanes is something that the Colts have needed for a long damn time. Every analyst gave the Colts an A grade for this selection and I agree with them.