Think of him as a large gold nugget.I'll say he's a diamond in the rough..and that's not an insult. His hand placement is awful, and he lets rushers get into his chest WAY too easy. That's not gonna work in the NFL.
That being said, he crushed it in college even with those bad habits. He cleans up those habits, and the sky is the limit. Love the pick, love the kid, and yeah, he's a diamond that will shine if he's polished and refined.
Unfortunately size means very little if you don’t have the skillset to utilize that size.Think of him as a large gold nugget.
His value is based more on his size and less on his skill set.
His skill set can always improve more than his size ever will.
By the way, there were really not too many complaints about his skill set, just a weakness here and there.
Exactly. So it makes no sense to declare Paul is 100% a 2025 pick. Implying he'll not see the field at all in 2024.There's really no way to say at the moment. That will be sorted out and evaluated in camp and preseason.
If one looks beyond this season when it's almost assured that both TA and Lamm will be done, is it such a bad thing to have an incumbent waiting in the wings, learning from very experienced players?
Instant starting LTs were off the board before the Dolphins picked in the first round. Paul is what they can afford--high ceiling and a year to learn.Grier seems to be allergic to drafting instant starters! It’s sickening!
Ya but Barton was on the board and he probably would have been an instant starter at one of the guard spots.Instant starting LTs were off the board before the Dolphins picked in the first round. Paul is what they can afford--high ceiling and a year to learn.