Wanted to share this eye roll take from Matt Miller on Orlando Brown. He has Brown going 15th overall to the Cardinals:
Let me be clear on this—I wouldn't select Orlando Brown in the first round, but that doesn't mean teams won't. The feedback I've received from scouts is that Brown will go early in Round 1 and the Arizona Cardinals—with no quarterbacks worth taking here—could be his landing spot.
Brown is a good player, but his technical flaws scare me. He's huge (6'8", 340 lbs) with a narrow stance and base, which slows him down and makes him uncoordinated against speed rushers. Teaching leverage and balance are the keys to developing pass-blockers, and Brown hasn't shown either at Oklahoma. That won't stop teams from believing his size and strength will be good enough to overcome his lack of athleticism.
Miller also doesn’t even have Brown as a top 50 player in the draft.
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Let me be clear on this—I wouldn't select Orlando Brown in the first round, but that doesn't mean teams won't. The feedback I've received from scouts is that Brown will go early in Round 1 and the Arizona Cardinals—with no quarterbacks worth taking here—could be his landing spot.
Brown is a good player, but his technical flaws scare me. He's huge (6'8", 340 lbs) with a narrow stance and base, which slows him down and makes him uncoordinated against speed rushers. Teaching leverage and balance are the keys to developing pass-blockers, and Brown hasn't shown either at Oklahoma. That won't stop teams from believing his size and strength will be good enough to overcome his lack of athleticism.
Miller also doesn’t even have Brown as a top 50 player in the draft.
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