Guard Prospects

[Soonerpeace]

(06-10-2025, 04:04 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: True, but...

1) The Saints & Packers had much better running games and other teams could pin their ears back less. Guys will always rate out lower here because our O is one dimensional and predictable. 

2) He gets injured a lot

3) Penalties are a problem.

Per PFF: 
Player, Overall, Pass, Run; 
Cappa: 50.7; 39.7, 54.9
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Volson: 59.3, 49.4, 65.6
Ford: 50.6, 50.2, 49.8
Karras: 64.1; 78.0; 54.9
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Patrick: 64.6; 60.3, 66.3
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Scherff: 64.7, 74.5, 57.3
Risner: 67.0, 76.2, 57.4
Hernandez: 69.3, 74.2, 66.0
Jenkins: 75.4, 75.8, 74.3

Player, Snaps, Sacks, Hit, Pressures, Pen
Cappa; 1,132, 8, 7, 51, 2
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Volson; 984, 6, 10, 43, 8 
Ford: 688, 5, 8, 37, 3
Karras: 1,136, 2, 6, 23, 3
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Patrick: 562, 0, 0, 10, 6
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Scherff: 1,013; 0, 1, 17, 2
Risner: 537, 0, 1, 16, 0
Hernandez: 280, 0, 0, 8, 2
Jenkins: 738, 4, 1, 17, 4

If he can stay healthy, it is an upgrade, though. He'd be out best run blocking IOL. Better than Risner & Scherff as a run blocker, but not in pass pro. 

I know zeeo about scheme fit. So maybe that DQ's some guys. 

But a starter quality guy at a position of need, who would be an upgrade over what we have, for $4-$7 mil, seems like a worthwhile investment to me. And likely short term to boot. 

If someone has a better option at a different spot (S?), I'd love to hear it.

Look I’d love Risner or Scherff but I think they are settled. If they had planned for them they’d be here