Lacking size
The major knock on Wagner wasn't his technique or athleticism.
Both aspects were decently graded.
The fact that he was playing at 290 lbs meant that he was considered too small to be a right tackle in the NFL. Those 250-260 lb defensive ends are now 270-290 lb monsters in the pros, and those 285 lb defensive tackles are now well over 300 lbs.
He was pretty much maxed out at 290 lbs, since his frame is very slim for a OL, and there wasn't any more room to put on more muscle mass. If anything, he was having a hard time staying at 290 lbs, since most of the time, he was playing at 280-ish.
I simply disagree with folks when they say he could have improved his stock by staying a year, since he wouldn't have been able to fix his "weak spot."
The only pro-style offense I can see his being a good fit would be something like a West Coast Offense, but nobody runs a classical West Coast Offense anymore, except maybe Jim Harbaugh, and to a much lesser extent, Andy Reid.
Both aspects were decently graded.
The fact that he was playing at 290 lbs meant that he was considered too small to be a right tackle in the NFL. Those 250-260 lb defensive ends are now 270-290 lb monsters in the pros, and those 285 lb defensive tackles are now well over 300 lbs.
He was pretty much maxed out at 290 lbs, since his frame is very slim for a OL, and there wasn't any more room to put on more muscle mass. If anything, he was having a hard time staying at 290 lbs, since most of the time, he was playing at 280-ish.
I simply disagree with folks when they say he could have improved his stock by staying a year, since he wouldn't have been able to fix his "weak spot."
The only pro-style offense I can see his being a good fit would be something like a West Coast Offense, but nobody runs a classical West Coast Offense anymore, except maybe Jim Harbaugh, and to a much lesser extent, Andy Reid.