PackerJoe posted:Even if the team physician gives the thumbs up, I still think there will be better prospects available at #27 and #57. Wouldn't mind seeing Thompson taking him at #88, but if the team physician gives him the thumbs up then other team physicians will have given him the thumbs up and some other team will probably draft him well ahead of #88.
Disagree. If (and it's a big if) Jaylon Smith is expected to be at 100% by May 2017, drafting him at #27 is akin to trading the #27 pick this year for a top 5 pick in 2017. But it's even better b/c you get Smith into your program for a full year so he'll actually be more ready for 2017 than a normal first year player. At 57, it'd be a no brainer. Talent wise, Smith is top 5 in this draft. IMO, it'd be worth waiting a year for that.
Of course, it all depends on the medical recheck. If he can't fully recover then i agree, Smith at say 90% of pre-injury talent may not be worth it. But if he's expected to be 100% recovered, I'd take him at #27.