http://www.mynfldraft.com/2015draft/scouting-reports/2015/Brandon-Scherff
I think when Hickey stepped in as our GM, he saw fixing the dreadful Dolphins O-Line as a (best case scenario) two year project. I think part of his pitch to become the GM of the team was to focus heavily on this aspect of the team in the draft, and provide position depth in FA (barring a huge talent like Brandon Albert coming available). One year in, he has helped this group get substantially better talent-wise, but there is still work to be done. Specifically, the guard positions are a mess. This handicapped much of the work the team wanted to do on O last year, and many of the problems the team had on that side of the ball extend outward from there.
While there will likely be great WR prospects available at pick #14, I see Scherff as the guy near the top of the Dolphins' board, with CB help as the fallback if Scherff is gone (specifically Trae Waynes and Jalen Collins, in that order). Tannenbaum inexplicably saying he felt good about the team at guard on 3/9/2015 provides further proof there is something up his sleeve...no sane person could stay that (even one as maligned as him).
Is it a sexy pick? That's arguable. Scherff is a beast, whose short arms have relegated him from tackle to guard in a lot of team's eyes, dropping him down the draft pecking order from the top 10, but he would immediately solve a huge problem spot on the Dolphins in the same way James did last year.
I'd be very happy if we drafted him, though I know a LOT of posters are going to be doing the quick-take "WTF?! Who is SCHERFF?!"...only to look him up and slowly come around to it being a quality pick.
What do you think?
I think when Hickey stepped in as our GM, he saw fixing the dreadful Dolphins O-Line as a (best case scenario) two year project. I think part of his pitch to become the GM of the team was to focus heavily on this aspect of the team in the draft, and provide position depth in FA (barring a huge talent like Brandon Albert coming available). One year in, he has helped this group get substantially better talent-wise, but there is still work to be done. Specifically, the guard positions are a mess. This handicapped much of the work the team wanted to do on O last year, and many of the problems the team had on that side of the ball extend outward from there.
While there will likely be great WR prospects available at pick #14, I see Scherff as the guy near the top of the Dolphins' board, with CB help as the fallback if Scherff is gone (specifically Trae Waynes and Jalen Collins, in that order). Tannenbaum inexplicably saying he felt good about the team at guard on 3/9/2015 provides further proof there is something up his sleeve...no sane person could stay that (even one as maligned as him).
Is it a sexy pick? That's arguable. Scherff is a beast, whose short arms have relegated him from tackle to guard in a lot of team's eyes, dropping him down the draft pecking order from the top 10, but he would immediately solve a huge problem spot on the Dolphins in the same way James did last year.
I'd be very happy if we drafted him, though I know a LOT of posters are going to be doing the quick-take "WTF?! Who is SCHERFF?!"...only to look him up and slowly come around to it being a quality pick.
What do you think?
