Washington’s draft was packed with elite athletes. How has that worked out in the past?
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If there was a single theme unifying the picks that the Washington Football Team made in the 2021 draft - beyond being “good culture guys” - it would be top-end athleticism. Mathematician Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb, on Twitter) developed a tool called “Relative Athletic Score” (RAS) to compare how players at various positions stack up against one another on key stature and athleticism metrics. Washington’s 2021 draft class is pretty impressive in that regard:
The #WFT 2021 draft class had 8 elite #RAS athletes. This is tied for the 4th most all time (out of 1,076 draft classes).
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Lomas Brown s first impression of Penei Sewell was that the Detroit Lions drafted the right man to play right tackle and elevate the status of their offensive line. The one thing I know that jumps out is how light he is on his feet, Brown said. That s the one thing, especially being a man of his size.
It isn t one thing about Sewell that impresses Brown.
It s everything.
Size (6-5, 331), athleticism, competitive temperament, the role he ll play, challenges he ll face and how he ll fit in with his new teammates are all traits and issues that Brown considers in analyzing Sewell s value.
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Well, that was interesting! A year removed from a draft class that was probably tops in the league in terms of reeling in consensus value, this time around the Cowboys.zagged. There may not be a Cowboy fan out there who needs to be told that the 2021 picks involved multiple by-consensus reaches to various degrees, including one major objective reach that had to pull a muscle or leave behind some back pain.
Does this mean it s a bad class? By one measure, and to be frank - yes, it was bad. By value, the Cowboys left some draft capital on the table, missing opportunities to pick guys closer to their expected range in order to import more overall talent or move down and bank something in the way of future picks. But keep in mind that the per-capital value of a class is only a portion, and a smaller portion at that, of how the class ultimately stacks out. How well it helps stockpile the te
Broncos Right Tackle
Ja Wuan James was set to make a return to the field after opting out of the 2020 season. Now Denver has a gaping hole on the right side of it s offense just days after the draft, as James tore his achilles working out away from the team facility on his own.
James signed as a free agent before the 2019 season, agreeing to 4-year $51 Million Dollar Contract, with $32 Million guaranteed to come over from Miami. At the time, it made James the highest paid right tackle in the history of football. Injuries, however plagued James almost immediately when the season began and he was only able to play 63 offensive snaps in just 3 starts.
We heard rumblings about 24 hours before the first round that the Cardinals were likely to take Collins, though he was someone expected to go in the mid-to-late 20’s. Could they have traded back and landed him? Maybe. But his versatility combined with that of Isaiah Simmons and Budda Baker make this a tough defense to play against. Moore makes so much sense in the second round, as we still don’t know if Larry Fitzgerald will return. No matter what, he’s a perfect fit to play the slot in their offense. I liked Gowan better than Wilson, so getting him two rounds later saved their score a bit, as Wilson seemed like a bit of a reach. If there’s one thing I would’ve liked to see them do, it was to add a nose tackle seeing as many of them fell much further than expected.