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dabears70 said:
They talked to or brought in RB Jaydon Blue from Texas who's got the speed.
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I forgot about that kid. Yeah, he seems to fight the lightning bolt smaller back profile. I could see him as a returner more than a running back, at first. He is definitely on the table.
 
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Xplosive said:
He looked pretty quick on tape I agree. I was surprised he ran that slow, and didn't rerun. If the NFL chooses to make OT's run a 40 yard dash and they prefer big guys that run sub 5 times... I dont see why fans get irate at other fans and proclaim how stupid it is (Not saying that you reacted that way).

His 3-cone time was also very slow which reflects a guy that has trouble changing direction and I think that is also shown in his tape. Either way, I'm not attacking your choice of Banks, just making conversation. I like him more than Campbell and think he will be a good player.
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It's made up that the nfl prefers OL that run below a 5 second 40 because it is an incredibly small % that actually do that.
 
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BaBaBlacksheep said:
And still not cleared
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I will note one thing, the "first pick" thing is a little odd to judge a GM by as typically when they are hired they are using the scouting department and information provided by the prior regime.

Not enough time to fully scout all these players after being hired in mid january.
 

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playthrough2001 said:
Watch him get out in space to pick off linebackers and safeties at the second level and tell me how slow he is.
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I realize it was one game and I realize he may end up being great. But I’m of those that have concerns about his ability and consistency in pass protection.

Mykel Williams needs a lot of polish, and he completely worked Banks over.

I think Banks needs time and work, but I could understand the pick.
 
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bearsfan1977 said:
I realize it was one game and I realize he may end up being great. But I’m of those that have concerns about his ability and consistency in pass protection.

Mykel Williams needs a lot of polish, and he completely worked Banks over.

I think Banks needs time and work, but I could understand the pick.
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He played 3 years at LT. Everyone has a bad game here and there. These guys are human.

How did he look in the playoffs?

Wright completely shut down Will Anderson in college his last year at Tennessee.

Will Anderson is still pretty damn good.
 

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dentfan said:
Don’t discount Rocket Raheim Sanders or Bhayshel Tuten. Taking that kind of speed/power combination or just raw speed would be great. I’d be happy with Tuten in the 3rd.
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Tuten is one I have been intrigued by. He has flaws that keep him from being a top prospect, but he has speed and quickness and I could see that being used well by this staff if they're what we think they are.
 

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DefNextYear said:
I'll add that I'm not trying to box-in what Allen may do. I only looked through 5 years of the Saints D. I'm just hunting the snap counts and don't know the context of the roster construction or reason for why they had who they had, but was just something I noticed. Their top two DTs in snaps were always 315 or less. Also, not relevant to this discussion, but he never had any of these guys primarily lining up in the A gap, even the bigger guys.

If you're curious, here's the list since 2020 of the top 3 in snaps (in order of most snaps to lowest):
2020: Onyemata (300 lbs), Rankins (305 lbs), Brown (320 lbs)
2021: Tuttle (300 lbs), Onyemata (300 lbs), Ringo (300 lbs)
2022: Onyemata (300 lbs), Tuttle (300 lbs), Street (287 lbs)
2023: Shepard (315 lbs), Bresee (305 lbs), Saunders (324 lbs)
2024: Bresee (305 lbs), Shepard (315 lbs), Saunders (324 lbs)

This doesn't mean there's no way they take Grant though. I'm just guessing based on the above. The reason he may like Grant is Grant did primarily line up in the B gap at Michigan, so it may make sense.
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One thing to remember is that Allen played with three defensive ends and one defensive tackle in some of his four-down alignments, especially on passing situations. I think another DE is more of a priority than another DT.
 
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