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Would be psyched if we got Donald but that essentially means 12 out of 13 teams above us are taking offensive players. Kind of a pipe dream.
how long till the draft?
Do you believe Donald will be taken over Barr and Mack?Would be psyched if we got Donald but that essentially means 12 out of 13 teams above us are taking offensive players. Kind of a pipe dream.
Not Mack, no. I may have been catastrophizing a little. In theory as many as four or five defensive players could go before him but I doubt it.Do you believe Donald will be taken over Barr and Mack?
Not Mack, no. I may have been catastrophizing a little. In theory as many as four or five defensive players could go before him but I doubt it.
Donald will be the best defensive player in this draft including Clowney.
just dig my sig
seriously, hagemann can be moved all over the DL, is a disruptive pass rusher, solid against the run, and is a physical freak. Whats more is with all the hype surrounding other defenders, we might be able to trade down a few spots, grab an extra pick in the middle rounds, and still get our guy.
Hageman certainly is all those things. But it would be more impressive if he were all those things during an entire game, instead of disappearing for 75% of it.
75% is a huge exaggeration, but yeah I am well aware of how he takes plays off.
Clowney does too. In fact, I dont think there is a single defensive lineman in this draft who hasnt been criticized for taking plays off outside Donald. Motivation increases in the NFL because they have an opportunity to make millions, and we rotate our guys well enough that he shouldnt tire out.
I am just not getting all the MB love for Donald. I do not think he is a cant miss prospect.
From a story on CSN Chicago
"The problem with the shorter defensive tackles is that when they don't win with their first move, they don't win with their quickness, they can get stuck on blocks because they don't have the length to get off the block,” said NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock. “And that's the concern with Donald."
Donald’s weight was at 285 pounds at the Combine, too light even for most speed-based single-gap systems. He, like Atkins, may prove an exceptional talent, but hoping for an “exception” at No. 14 is the definition of high risk.
I'd rather have a big body guy like Nix over this guy, to eat up lineman and stuff the run, push the pocket up the middle. We got a smallish interior pass rusher on the roster already in Paea.
(FYI I am not a ND homer, I am actually hoping we resign Melton, skip DT in the 1st, then take a DT in the 2nd or 3rd)
Someone has a brain around here....
Look at Jason Verrett... had a tremendous year for TCU shutting down his side of the field... 2 years ago he had 6 interceptions and 22 defended passes... this year he had 2 ints and 14 defended passes... Which says teams weren't going after the guy... So why isn't he considered the top draft pick at his position? He is 5'10'' 180lbs... At the end of the season people had him ranked as the highest corner in the draft... Then they saw how much smaller he was...
Gilbert was a 3rd rounder a month before the end of the college season then his stock started to rise... why? it wasn't just his great tape and his solid speed that put him ahead of the other 2 great corners in this draft... It was actually his size... he has great athleticism for a man his size and for his position...