Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Powers Johnson is the #1 center on boards.
If they want Frazier trade back into the 2nd to get him.
Its not always easy to get a read on what teams are thinking but I can pretty much guarantee that some teams will have Powers-Johnson at the top of their board and others will have Frazier, especially after he recovers and starts doing the offseason workout circuit. I could easily see one, if not both ending up in the late 1st round considering the current state of OL performance in the league.
With Detroit, Ragnow's future is uncertain, he's been dealing with chronic injuries to his feet for years and like we saw with Patrick Willis, there comes a time where eventually you just can't keep going. If he were to retire, that would create a major hole in their OL. For the Bucs, Ryan Jensen is getting up there in years and has had continued issues with his knees, they may very well decide to cut bait and go with a cheaper, younger and healthier center. Pittsburgh badly needs a center and they're picking even earlier.
If they passed on center early, which i suspect is what will happen, Nugent gives you a lot of what Frazier does, albeit with a lower ceiling.