I think that guard is a potentially awful situation in the 1st personally, but mostly because we already have a prospect there, and because guard's much better value later. It's simply uncommon for a guard to be picked this high, though it does happen.
I do like Joseph. He's a better prospect than Mathis. Mathis is, however, more than good enough, and honestly a better prospect than anyone we've had at guard, other than Wahle, since 2003. I'd rather have Joseph here than Whitworth, another player consistently named in conjunction with the franchise, who fits nothing we need.
But I also believe we can get excellent OT depth and guard competition in the 3rd, potentially even in the same player. I was somewhat hoping that the competition would be a relatively inexpensive veteran, but to this point I'm simply happy we're not continuing the calls for Mathis at center. Since we don't have a ton of needs, a first round guard wouldn't be awful, but almost any other position we could logically pick would probably land more output.
Interesting... any thoughts on trading 88/89 and moving up in the second to get Joseph? Anybody think that he'll be there?
He could be there. I wouldn't mind moving to 45 to get him, if he were there, but I'm not certain he would be.
I'm assuming that Joseph would translate to RG and keep Wharton at LT or would it be vice-versa?
Wharton is our left tackle, with the exception that we could get Justice, which is almost as likely as us getting Bush.
