DawgTalkers.net Forums The Archives 2018 NFL Season 2018 NFL Draft Browns select Austin Corbett with the 33rd overall pick

Zegura on the radio (I'm watching the Indians on TV - muted - and listening to 92.3's draft show) also said that Corbett might be groomed to replace Tretter at C. Apparently, the guy can play anywhere on the OL.

(BTW, Indians, with Kluber pitching, are up 3-0 in the 3rd.)

i dont typically like drafting guys who are jack of all trade type

What if...

Corbett takes over at center
Trotter moves out to LT
We draft LT's replacement next year

"Wolf said we'll work Austin Corbett at tackle and guard and it's up to coaches where he plays"

"Wolf said Austin Corbett will have more value if he can play tackle for #Browns: If Austin's able to be the left tackle, that would be great"

https://twitter.com/NateUlrichABJ/status/990016137185423360

He could be s starter.

Maybe we move him to center and move Tretter to LT. ?

IDK where he will play, but I hope he plays well there.

I'm not sure we should go the Irving route with him and make him learn multiple positions from the start. I think it damages them.

Eh, they said he's real smart. Didn't seem to effect Spencer Drango

Agreed. I really hope they have a plan for him when camp begins no matter what that is.....you should not be picking reserves with the 1st pick of the second round......he better start somewhere.

Agree.

Edit: maybe not start right away, but have a clearly defined position/role early in.

This is another blown draft pick. No value here. Hernandez at #34 was a much better pick than this kid.

Mayock said Corbett beat out Bitonio at LT so my guess is Corbett was drafted to play LT....FWIW

Not if this guy can play tackle. We already have two solid starting guards........

Does it make sense if you consider?

Do you think they are going to pay Kevin Zeitler a gazillion dollars a year for unlimited years after they paid so much to Jarvis Landry this offseason.

Future considerations.

Is Hernandez a LT - No. We do not need a Guard. This guy is LT.

If this guy can man the LT spot for the foreseeable future , then this pick works.

Call me what you want, I could care less.

I would have picked Harold Landry with one of our second rounders (33 or 35), since Dorsey fell asleep at the wheel with he fourth pick and chose Ward over Chubb. [/quote/]

Ward was the best Cb on the board. Chubb was the best Db. Had we not taken Garrett last year we prolly take Chubb. We have Garrett and now Cb becomes a bigger need. Just becasue Mayock or Kipper have him higher in the rankings that means squat when you building a team and filling holes. He was the best player at his position that fit our need. That sums it up!!

Lance Zierlein's comp for this guy is John Greco. I'll take that.

I made this post thinking that it was ridiculous to draft a college LT, who is a projected to be an NFL guard due to his size, instead of drafting Nelson at 4 and trying Bitonio out at tackle. However, Bitonio stated previously that no one has talked to him about playing tackle. Corbett reminds me a lot of Bitonio, but I really haven't studied anyone I didn't consider a starting left tackle.

Having a few hours to simmer on this, I actually am turning around on this pick. I knew he was Bitonio's teammate at Nevada, but I didn't know they are good friends. I also wasn't aware that he was a college walk-on. To me, that signals that he will be great addition culturally to the team. The offensive line has always been a rather close-knit group and hearing that he's already a friend of Bitonio and a very hard worker means he'll fit right in. My second though is that with the quicker and faster edge rushers in the NFL, some teams are going with smaller, more agile tackles. I think David Bakhtiari is also 6'4 and he's a great tackle. Duane Brown is also 6'4. I'm hoping that Joe will be working with him, Roderick and Shon a lot this offseason.

I would too, but let's also hope that a LT is on the roster

I don't know that he has to start. You have to consider the entire unit.

He has started at LT for 3 years. Is projected at guard in the NFL due to average arm length, and played at center in the senior bowl. The scouting report says he can play from LT to RT and is NFL ready. Maybe we plan on him at RT? Or center.

I have to believe there is a plan for Corbett either as LT or C or maybe the regime doesn't value having two of the highest paid guards in the league and they plan to cut or trade one in 2019...something to think about as I don't think Zeitler did much to justify his contract in 2017

OR they want to have a O-lineman that can step in and play ANY of the five positions without the line missing a beat

U can never have enough OLman ... hopefully the kid pans out and is a contributor for the next 5 - 10 years ...

I would have rather went with Oliver or Landry here .... but ever since that little BRADY bump in the road they haven’t called ...

It was tough witht he OLman this year ... we needed tackles BIGTIME and it was a WEAK ASS TACKLE CLASS ... and i mean WEAK ...

This draft set up very very well for us in a lot of ways and i’m By no means complaining ... the lack of tackles was by far the biggest negative in this draft for us ...

If someone of Nelsons caliber at gaurd would have been there as a LT ... that would of been as easy a pick as when we took Joe ...

Oh well ... u can’t have it all ...

Just a BAD DRAFT to be a tackle needy team ...

We re-signed Reiter and up until his injury they were high on him. He looked good too in that game against Washington.

I think he was brought in to compete for LT. We now have Coleman, Drango, Johnson and Corbett all competing for LT. Not a bad mix. But, at 33? Unless the Browns thought the Giants were going to take Corbett it seems we could have got an immediate starter and Chubb at 33/35 and Corbett later? But, Highsmith and Wolf are high on the kid. I hope so.

The Bucs traded up to get the tackle out of Humboldt State. He is a huge kid and he flattened all of his competition. The problem is...his competition is D2 how will he fare in the NFL against significantly bigger, faster and stronger guys and is he worth trading up to get him in the 3rd? I guess they too will soon find out.

Corbett scouting report.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/27693...and-browns-pick

POSITIVES

—Three-year starter at left tackle but played both center and guard at the Senior Bowl.

—Scouts raved about his football IQ and awareness. Considered NFL ready.

—Overall good athlete with the right build (6'4", 306 lbs) to play anywhere from left guard to right tackle in the NFL.

—Lateral agility is great, and he plays with the burst and body control to be exceptional as a pulling guard.

—One scout called him a finesse player, but the tape shows a finisher with a mean mentality in the run game.

—Can lock on and drive linebackers in the run.

—Experience at left tackle gave him a developed kick-slide and mirror.



NEGATIVES

—Arm length is average for a tackle prospect (33 ⅛").

—Bench-press numbers at the combine (19 reps) were well-below the NFL threshold.

—Surrenders his chest to long-armed defenders.

—Can be set up by double moves and will get caught off balance in his set.

All the negatives other than arm length can be corrected. He can get stronger in the weight room and we have a guy named Joe Thomas that can teach him. Good solid pick that can turn inti our future LT.

Thomas always said he was never as big nor as strong as his competition. He won through leverage. If he can help teach that to our tackles that would be gold.

That's what I'm talking about. Who better to teach our young guys about tackle play than one of the greatest of all time JT!!! He can't help us as a player anymore but he sure can as a teacher and he will. Joe Thomas is still an MVP to our Browns!!! The P now stands for person.

If we are taking a flyer on this kid, then it is a quality flyer it seems to me. Has played it, can fill multiple spots, and it has to be somebody with some skills. We won't have another JT IMO for quite some time. So, a lesser mortal, for sure, but could be a sensible role guy if not lights out, who seems to have some ability.

The irony of being spolit with the best LT since 99 and a lineup of QBs who are amongst the worst. I know nothing about this kid but like all their selections I have to trust they know what they are doing.

Hey, that's not fair to Western Oregon, Azusa Pacific, Central Washington or Simon Fraser!

Actually, in all honesty...I hope the kid succeeds. What a great story. I have been on Humboldt State's campus twice as my son looked at it. They have a tiny stadium and in comparison to bigger Universities their gym pales in comparison. If that kid succeeds it is down to hard work, motivation and great ethic. Also, their football department is often on the cutting line due to not too many kids there really care about FB and by having a kid get drafted...it may well have saved them for a year. That said, if they are throwing money into it when it could be better spent...that is an issue. But, another argument for a different time/place/thread.

You haven't met my sister

yeah the tackles were basically nonexistent in this one

j/c

Maybe I missed something. I keep seeing all of these comments about JT working with our OL. Did we hire him as a coach? What makes people think our retired LT is going to devote his time to helping train our draft pick?

He's said it himself, most recently on Dan Patrick Show

J/C ..... the 33rd overall pick, unless a QB, has to start day 1.

I don't think that he has to start 'day one', but he should become one.

I agree. Getting someone at 33 or 35 should be immediate impact. If they aren't it's a waste