November 16, 2019 12:14PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 12,223
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I would do backflips if the Rams would do what the Saints did last year, draft a Center in the middle of the 2nd round.
NO took Erik McCoy, a 6’4” 310# monster who anchors their OL. PFF already has him rated as the 2nd best Center in the NFL.
Why can’t our FO do that? We get our Centers either as rejects, overage injury risks, or lower round picks with plenty of warts. It’s so depressing for me watching our runt Center get tossed around like a rag doll.
Many say that one of the 2-3 best, if not THE best, centers in the league is Phil's Jason Kelce--6th round pick in 2011. He's listed as 6'3 295.
How many centers were taken higher his year through say 2016 (allowing 3 years to judge) who were as good? Looking only at rounds 1-3, in the span from 2011 to 2016, 12 centers were drafted. 2--Frederick and Hudson--are as good as Kelce.
Kelce is interesting. He was the fastest OL at the Combine at 4.8, He was light, but not short, and very athletic. Only reason he slid is his weight was 280. By his 2nd year he was really good.
Allen is no Kelce. The best thing he has going for him is attitude. He a huge physical/talent liability.
My bet is that he’s never a quality OC. He’s a JAG at best.
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