2012 NFL Draft: What Level Of Performance Can Be Expected From Rookie Linemen?

I would first like all of you to think about this awesome post by OCC! Done? Good. Last seasons draft was all about rebuilding the line! Let those guys get some strength behind them and reform their technique and I think this line of Yuglies will do great; except for C ( Coasta sucks). These numbers show that taking a guard in the first round probably won’t to fix it this instant. Last year we complained that a top ten offense was overhauled instead of a porous defense.
This defense is terrible! We need so many holes filled it’s unreal. The FO should get a true 3-4 NT, a cover corner, a S, and a true Center (once again Coasta sucks)!

or because he would have wanted to start-either way those old fellas started, he wanted to much money,he didn’t

Now let’s see if we get enough people together to make this comment green.

great in every game I’ve watched.

i was thinking the exact same thing while watching the games. you have to attack the quarterback and protect your quarterback. it really is a very simple game.

yesterday, the first 3 times eli got pressured he threw 2 incompletions and a pick. other than that, he was picking green bay apart.

drew brees had a clean pocket last week, and carved detroit up. yesterday, he still played well, but threw 2 picks because of all the pressure.

we need to keep tony clean – if he gets hurt, then nothing else matters. get nicks and decastro to sure up the line.

we know the giants will draft a pass rusher every year. we know that philly will always look to put major heat on the quarterback. the skins have kerrigan and orakpo for the next decade. we have to draft and build a team that can stand up in the trenches, or else we always have to hope that tony can scramble and make something out of nothing.

that’s the recipe for mediocrity

our OL is way better then the DL & if Dallas cant get enough pressure with 4 players then Eli is going to pick them apart. the Giants have a better trio of WRs, DL & most would say QB compared to Dallas. selecting 1 OG in this draft wont slow Tuck, Canty, JPP, Osi & the rest of mob that beats 90% of the OL.
IMO the only way Dallas will beat the Giants or Eagles is match there pass rush or it just going to be the dog chasing the tail trick.

So I don’t see how that could be represented. What led to your conclusion?

so one penalty can negate a whole game’s worth of good play

I agree that he looks like the real deal, but best 1st rounder since Ware is not exactly high achievement, unfortunately.

I guess the smartest thing to do is just as you suggest. Draft DeCastro who could be even better than Nicks and also cost A LOT less and then spend the heck out of some cash in free agency on defense. My only problem with that is that all the free agent db’s will be 30 in a couple of years. But you have to do something. I feel more comfortable with a rookie guard like decastro than i would with a rookie db. Especailly since i think theres not a chance in hell that Claiborne or Kirkpatrick will be there at 14.

I think we can take someone like Zeitler in the 3rd who will do a good enough job for us at G. Moffit did good for the Seahawks last year and he grades out the same as Moffit. With a FA center, I think we can roll with him and another one of our guards and we’ll be alright

I’m offended.

7: Who cares what Peter King has to say?
8: Spencer Larsen also won ROW that year. And Felix Jones won it three times. So what does that award tell us?
9. Clady got two votes. Two.
10. In 2008, Clady played in what was arguably one of the best O-lines that year. Advanced NFL stats ranked the line 2nd in the league in WPA, FO ranked them the NO: 1 run blocking team and the No. 4 pass blocking team. Yet in that same season, Clady gave up 37 QB pressures. No other tackle in the league gave up more. No rookie, no veteran, nobody.
11. Good for him. Nobody is denying that Clady is a good player. And not giving up any sacks is impressive and is sure to have swayed the volume stat loving voters at the AP. But sometimes it’s worth digging a little deeper.

I know a lot of guys on this site love PFF though, to each their own

I only included first rounders in the G/C table.

Watt graded out with a +28.7, which is awfully good.

Top first-rounders:

Von Miller (53.0!!)
Aldon Smith (36.4)
Watt
T. Smith

So, Smith receives highest offensive grade for first rounders

talent wise J.Jenkins is out of this world & has the best cover skills out of all the CBs but unfortunatley his head is closer to Pac Man Jones. Dallas is already dealing with Dez & i just cant see them getting another mental project.

I mean, with the issues he’s had and the deep CB class, I don’t think it’s crazy to imagine him being there in the 2nd round.

Smith had only two below average games with a grade below -1.0, and both came against the Eagles (-1.3 and -6.4). Excluding those two games, Smith would have graded out at +21.4, but that’s not how these things work.

As for the season performance, there is no pattern for rookies. Some struggle at the beginning, some struggle at the end, some against specific opponents. No pattern.

6’3 CBs generally arent as fluid in the hips & covering shifty, speedy recievers could cause problems imo. i like Kirkpatrick but i want to see him at the combine to see just how nimble he is

some team will take a shot on him in the 1st round & probably earlier then mocks expect bc he’s so talented but you cant get hige stupid in the NFL like college

I don’t think there’s any chance of kirkpatrick being there at 14. A 6’3" corner who can cover? Come on, guys – you know that ain’t gonna happen

they generate pressure with their front 4 and drop back into coverage, then they start bringing a 5th guy later in the game

after watching playoff games this weekend a couple things stood out to me

1-offensive line-good pockets
2-pass rush-front 4
3-safety play is amazing on some of these teams