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Why did A'Shawn Robinson and Jarran Reed fall to the second round?
Brad Biggs
By BRAD BIGGS
CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
MAY 04, 2016 | 12:06 PM

Why do you think A'Shawn Robinson and Jarran Reed dropped to the second round of the draft? -- Patrick S., Fort Wayne, Ind.

No doubt that was a bit of surprise for most, Robinson and Reed included. Robinson wound up going 45th overall as the 15th pick of the second round to the Lions. Reed was drafted four picks later by the Seahawks and he was the final player remaining in the green room at Roosevelt University's Auditorium Theatre. I called a national scout for one club and asked for his take on their draft fall as most projected them as first-round picks. "Yeah, I was a little surprised," he said. "But that's the way the league is going. You've got teams in sub packages almost 70 percent of the time, some of them anyway, and there are push the pocket guys, they're not pass rushers. Now if Bill Parcells was still around, these could be top half of the first round picks. But the game is changing and you don't see offenses with two backs and a tight end very often. Big bodies to stop the run aren't in demand like they were a decade ago. If you can't rush the passer, they're not going to put you on the field. I think both of these kids are pretty good players."