Titans Select OT JC Latham, Round 1, 7th Overalll

[Callidus]

2 hours ago, TeamRamrod said:

I remember people in this thread trying to tell me Latham was a terrible pick after I watched his college film and liked him.   Telling me he couldn’t handle speed rushes and would be a holding machine.
 

I’m too lazy to go back and look who it was now lol

I said his lateral agility was a questionmark, but i definitely said he was a flag magnet. I went over the top with that one. And he is better than my wildest dreams. He was my tackle 5 so I wasnt exactly about to jump off a bridge when we picked him though. 

[Supernope]

I just don't like using an early pick on a player who will be playing a new position.  Jury's out on Skoronski but Latham looks promising

[Callidus]

Just now, BigGambino said:

Latham has played LT, but when he got to Bama they had a good LT so he moved over. 

Highschool hardly counts. I played rb and te in highschool and my o ly hope of making a team would be as a punter. 

 

Hardly a good anecdote but seriously though, joe alt was a te in college if you want a better non joke version of this. 

[Supernope]

Just now, BigGambino said:

Latham has played LT, but when he got to Bama they had a good LT so he moved over. 

I don't put much value on high school experience though.  Except for Uncle Rico

[Callidus]

Just now, BigGambino said:

Old School disagrees, but most NFL teams put their best rushers on the left side.  This is why our RTs look so awful.  I hope we draft a LT and move him back over. 

I am kinda in that camp. I think the diffrence between left and right is negligible, however i cant look past whichever side is your qbs blind side should have the best pass blocker(s).

[TeamRamrod]

2 hours ago, BigGambino said:

Old School disagrees, but most NFL teams put their best rushers on the left side.  This is why our RTs look so awful.  I hope we draft a LT and move him back over. 

I’ve spent years arguing with Oldschool about right tackles lol

[oldschool]

1 hour ago, TeamRamrod said:

I’ve spent years arguing with Oldschool about right tackles lol

 

We comprised last year. LT is still more important but RT has closed the gap in recent years.

[Face]

1 hour ago, TeamRamrod said:

I’ve spent years arguing with Oldschool about right tackles lol

Things have certainly changed in recent years. Sewell & Alt were considered the 2 best LT’s to come out in a long time & both were drafted to play RT. Teams used to often play LT’s inside or at RT their rookie year, but now you have teams with established LT’s taking these guys to play RT for the foreseeable future.

 

Then again Sewell & Alt were also the 7th & 5th picks so they also could’ve been BPA situations where the teams felt they couldn’t pass them up…..

[Strunk'sDessert]

8 hours ago, TeamRamrod said:

I remember people in this thread trying to tell me Latham was a terrible pick after I watched his college film and liked him.   Telling me he couldn’t handle speed rushes and would be a holding machine.
 

I’m too lazy to go back and look who it was now lol

 

I'll raise my hand on this as well. I liked him as a prospect at RT, not at the position they took him. 

 

He's seemingly proven he's at least a competent LT in this league early in his rookie season.

 

He's also not getting a ton of help in terms of chipping from skill spots. Although, Sko getting healthy and progressing covers some of the outside inside issues - I'm assuming, never played O-line.

 

Either way, I'm looking more wrong and I couldn't be happier. And watching him run block is pretty damn fun. 

Edited November 13, 2024 by Strunk'sDessert

[Face]

1 hour ago, oldschool said:

 

We comprised last year. LT is still more important but RT has closed the gap in recent years.

I always thought you underrated RT but you’re definitely correct that it’s ridiculous how some feel we have to be completely set at every spot on the line. A decent offense should be able to work around a bad RT…..

[TeamRamrod]

2 hours ago, Face said:

Things have certainly changed in recent years. Sewell & Alt were considered the 2 best LT’s to come out in a long time & both were drafted to play RT. Teams used to often play LT’s inside or at RT their rookie year, but now you have teams with established LT’s taking these guys to play RT for the foreseeable future.

 

Then again Sewell & Alt were also the 7th & 5th picks so they also could’ve been BPA situations where the teams felt they couldn’t pass them up…..

I personally think it’s been that way for like a decade now but it’s nice that people are catching up  

[OILERMAN]

The Titans had to take a franchise LT. As bad as the offense is without a true capable LT they wouldn't even be able to think about executing an NFL passing game. They should have a taken a QB(McCarthy) but sinc ethey foolishly went with Levis a LT was an automatic pick. 

[oldschool]

10 hours ago, Face said:

Things have certainly changed in recent years. Sewell & Alt were considered the 2 best LT’s to come out in a long time & both were drafted to play RT. Teams used to often play LT’s inside or at RT their rookie year, but now you have teams with established LT’s taking these guys to play RT for the foreseeable future.

 

Then again Sewell & Alt were also the 7th & 5th picks so they also could’ve been BPA situations where the teams felt they couldn’t pass them up…..

 

Sewell will end up at LT. Harbaugh is just a moron for talking Alt with Slater on the roster. Should have drafted Nabers. While RT is more important than it was 10 years ago, its still a total waste to take one top 10 who won't move to LT at some point.

[IsntLifeFunny]

My favorite play from that cutup was watching a guy throw a nice inside move and Latham adjusted without crossing his legs or arms and just rode him down the line. It was pretty impressive given I thought that would be a fatal flaw of his. Good stuff. 

[ChemEngr79]

Latham looks like he is on his way to multiple all-pros.

 

He is playing great and just getting better and better…

Edited November 13, 2024 by ChemEngr79