kolton miller has enormous upside but is also one of the most boom-bust players in the class
it seems the attitude of jon gruden's raiders is that they were taking only boom-bust chances this year through their draft:
- Kolton Miller - boom-bust measurables/athletic prospect with not great tape but who they will imagine will play left tackle
- PJ Hall - great small school prospect but he's a seriously small small-school prospect and wasnt even invited to the combine - id be surprised if they got any immediate impact out of him
- Arden Key - the ultimate boom-bust player in the draft - all the playing potential in the world but who knows if this guy will put it together
- Braden Smith - another developmental player and another tackle - they gave up 3 picks for this guy too
- Nick Nelson - good corner prospect but is injured - might not play at all in training camp
- Maurice Hurst - 1st round talent, clearly one of the top 3 DL but has a potential heart issue that might see him never play a down
- on top of that they also traded a 3rd round pick for 1 year of Martavis Bryant who's obviously a risk given his suspensions
- and then they swap a productive (if unexciting) DL in Jihad Ward for Ryan Switzer a tiny slot wr with no production in the NFL yet...
it is the very definition of boom-bust drafting so i wouldnt take their evaluations as a good barometer
that being said i did always assume miller would get taken ahead of brown just on the potential athleticism and ability to play left tackle but brown's slide makes him an ideal fit here