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Originally Posted by dalemurphy
I rarely would make this argument but in this case I have to:
We would have too much money tied up into one kind of player at one position: Okoye, TJ, PJerry, Ziggy Hood. DT isn't like DE. With a DE, you can move them inside on passing downs and create mismatches to get to the QB. However, the only advantage to all these smallish DTs is the ability to keep them fresh. Even so, they are all vulnerable against the run. So, we'd have 4 guys that are all ideal for passing downs and nobody that is good on the run downs. And, the team will only keep 4-5 DTs on the 53 man roster so all kinds of problems would result from that draft.
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If I'm not mistaken, TJ is already questionable to remain on the team, much less his starting job, and John McClain recently wrote an article on chron.com about Okoye really having to step it up this year, so to say we don't want to address this problem because we already have so much money tied up really doesn't make sense if we want to reach the playoffs, IMO. If our D-line is not cutting it, then we need to get some players that can collapse the pocket and penetrate. If we have tackles that can make plays in the backfield, then obviously teams are gonna have a hard time running against us. It all starts on the line with our defense, if we don't have good DT's, it doesn't matter who plays LB.
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Originally Posted by Roy P
You say that we are pretty well stocked at S/CB and then suggest that we draft 2 more 3-Technique DTs? One pick at DT, I could see for rotational purposes. Two picks if you have given up on Travis Johnson and want to trade or cut him (sending him to the PS would be like cutting him). However, I wouldn't suggest using our two top picks to garner two more DTs. Shaun Cody was more productive than the guys we suited up if you take a look at tackles per play and he may be more of a force this season than Ziggy Hood.
With all of that "criticism" I don't think your draft is a bad one. I could understand getting Jerry in the 1st, but would go with a play making S instead of Ziggy (perhaps his teammate William Moore).
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If Cody turns out to be better than expected, that will be great, but I didn't see Detroit putting up much of a fuss, especially for what we signed him for, and the Lions' forums were happy to see him go. And IMO, RG and C could use some help. I just don't feel S is such a need given our depth there compared to DT or OL. I feel a quality DB could be had in the 4th or 5th rounds where a quality DT cannot.