I think it's safe to say he will not be wearing his college number (91) for the Miami Dolphins.
Actually, most have graded the pick as a B or better.
He's probably one of the few #1 picks that won't be a starter come day 1....
He's probably one of the few #1 picks that won't be a starter come day 1....
The major dissenting voice is Polian which is funny cuz I recently read an old article dissecting his good and bad draft picks at Indy with the conclusion that he and his son were fired as a result of a decade of bad and non needs-responsive drafting. So really who's to be believed and taken seriously?
My bottom-line: everyone here is certainly entitled to their opinion whether pro or con. Me? I don't know enough about Harris but yes I would have preferred to take the trade Atlanta was offering and grab Lamp and a much needed 3rd to compensate for the Carroo brainfart.
However, to me there's a distinction between criticizing Harris and criticizing taking anyone at 22 vs trading back. We have a number of smart armchair draft gurus on here, but with all due respect, I'd rather yield to the opinions of the likes of Mike Mayock who had him going 1 pick later than Foster, at 11 to the Saints and Daniel Jeremiah who had him going 15. Walter had him going 18 and Kiper 23. It's true that McShay, who's got a pretty good batting average had him going at 29.. but still he's considered a first round talent by most of the draftniks with credibility. The major dissenting voice is Polian which is funny cuz I recently read an old article dissecting his good and bad draft picks at Indy with the conclusion that he and his son were fired as a result of a decade of bad and non needs-responsive drafting. So really who's to be believed and taken seriously?
What I gotta go with is that Harris is a decent to good draft pick but not quite good enough to pass up Lamp and get a 3rd rounder also. Foster? I don't even factor him into the equation.. we cannot afford high (medical ) risk for high gain, especially after the Jordan "experience" still rankles in the craw.
Defensive lines, and especially Miami's, work heavily on rotation. Charles Harris will get 500+ snaps at defensive end.
yeah, well, Chad Reuter gave everyone an A or A-, so there's that