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Barmore's relatively young & inexperienced, and allegedly has enough coachability/maturity issues that he might need to be baby-sat for at least his rookie season...And he's not exactly what we need at DT right now, which is a Beef Curtain...This dude likes to penetrate gaps on his way into the backfield where the glory is, not to bang at the LOS where the blood & guts are...and we have enough of that type here already...
And I am vehemently opposed to trading UP - at the cost of not one but an unprecedented TWO of our 4th-rounders - just for the opportunity of taking this risk...And let's face it, he has Boom Or Bust written ALL over him...
What I find curious, though not completely surprising, is how many people here are praising Bill - correctly so - for showing restraint by waiting for Mac Jones, but not criticizing him for his utter lack of it regarding Barmore...And if anyone was worth a trade-up to secure his acquisition, it wasn't Christian Barmore...
Thanks for replying.
To me....two 4's isn't a steep price to trade up from #46 to #38. By the 4th...we are drafting guys that are comparable to guys going in rounds 5-7. We would have traded those 4's to probably upgrade to the top of the 3rd/back of the 2nd to take Mills/Monds/Trask if we missed out on Jones anyway, IMO.
As for Barmore's playing style...he may penetrate gaps...but man watching some of his film...the guy literally runs through linemen sideways along the LOS. Also, Barmore has two gapping experience....
I think he's well worth the 38th pick of the draft and then some...I had him going in the back half of round 1 myself. I think he is what Dominque Easley should have been if not for injuries....