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I completely understand not forcing a pick just because you have a need at a position. One of my biggest pet peeves are Titans fans who comment on Titans Facebook and Twitter things like "We needed a CB!" or "We lost Jurrell Casey, we need D-line!"
With that being said, I have watched as much on Isaiah Wilson as I can find and I am having a hard time with the logic on this pick. If we run the ball on every play, it's a great pick. But man, pass pro is going to be an issue. He has A LOT of trouble with speed rush. They run right around him and he's not fast enough to react to it. He also looks to play way too high. He may need to lose some weight to help him with his speed.
The worst part about the pick to me was who was left on the board. AJ Epenesa would have been a perfect fit in this defense and we need pass rush (unless they are sure they can lock up Clowney, but this isn't information fans have right now). There were also some good CBs left, along with players like Yeter Gross-Matos, Marlon Davidson who would have come in and been immediate contributors. Even Like someone else said - we either have a backup RT who's too expensive, or we drafted a project that didn't make us immediately better. I don't even think Wilson was the best OT left on the board. Joshua Jones from Houston was still available and I think he's a better player.
With the few moves we made in FA, and a project in the 1st round, how much improvement can we really expect this year?
I think we can expect improvement. Especially if, as I believe, Clowney is in our pocket.
Beasely plus Clowney brings way more pass rush than we lost in Casey and wake. That's improvement.
The offense should stay about the same. I think our line may be better by seasons end, with development of Davis and now Wilson.
And we still have more picks to come.