Originally posted by NinerPrideinNJ:
Gruden does bring up a good point about the height making it hard to get low but eff that, the top of the draft shook out perfectly for SF and I wanted him Tunsil or Conklin and wanted absolutely nothing to do with Jack.
How it turns out remains to be seen but super thrilled with the pick. Shore up the line, saddle him with Armstead in year 2 and (hopefully) a healthy Ian Williams and that line shows promise.
Now nab oline, ILB, OLB and QB.
It works both ways though, do you see many short OTs or DEs in the NFL? No, because long arms allow you to get your hands and get leverage into a shorter guy. Buckner uses his hands very well and he's a beast at the point of attack. He's also a bit more mobile than Armstead.