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Originally Posted by The Franchise:
I really wish we would have grabbed him in the 2nd round. Fuck.
I'd have gone w/ Williams at 54 but I was really torn between him and Jackson. I liked both guys a lot. Jackson came on strong for me as the draft approached.
What I really wish we'd have done was take Tariq Woolen at 135 instead of that scrub from Pigsknuckle, Arkansas. [Reply]
That would make him probably the best in the NFL, if not, top 5 at least.
If he's even getting 3 per game, that would be great.
My hope for him was 3-4 pressures/gm. I wouldn't say 3/gm is 'great' but it's okay and a fine start for a rookie.
And the type of pressure would be relevant as well. A hurry is one thing, a hit is obviously something better (and a sack better still).
A lot of hurries just don't end up meaning much. Good QBs have fast clocks - about half the time they get hurried, they just do what they were gonna do anyway. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I'd have gone w/ Williams at 54 but I was really torn between him and Jackson. I liked both guys a lot. Jackson came on strong for me as the draft approached.
What I really wish we'd have done was take Tariq Woolen at 135 instead of that scrub from Pigsknuckle, Arkansas.
You’re bordering on O.City hate right now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Drake Jackson has 4 sacks and 8 pressures in fewer than half the number of snaps as Karlaftis.
And that's not a knock on Karlaftis as much as it demonstrates the need for genuine depth and complementary skill-sets on the line.
It galls the absolute shit out of me that Veach and company thought they could get away with adding 1 player to a DL that was obviously not good last season.
Sometimes you just get lucky. No better example than Seattle. They were a dreadful drafting franchise for years after the LOB ended and this year they got very good book end tackles, a RB that flashed a lot last weekend, a damn good corner on day 3 and another corner (Bryant) who has flashed.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Drake Jackson has 4 sacks and 8 pressures in fewer than half the number of snaps as Karlaftis.
And that's not a knock on Karlaftis as much as it demonstrates the need for genuine depth and complementary skill-sets on the line.
It galls the absolute shit out of me that Veach and company thought they could get away with adding 1 player to a DL that was obviously not good last season.
Yes, especially when he identified it as a position that needed upgrading after last season. [Reply]
