03-28-2025, 02:14 PM
(03-26-2025, 10:14 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I get what you're saying Sunset. And don't get me wrong I'm not going to be throwing rotten veggies at the TV if we pick him but....
I'm just so worried our Dline is gonna stink the field up again next season and basically be our Achilles heel - AGAIN. I don't have a ton of faith in Murphy turning it around much. I'm afraid Trey will be gone in some way. Ossai is maxed out at a rotation level player. Sample is very questionable as far as ceiling IMHO. Hill is solid but what are Jackson and Jenkins....really?
And I get the argument high round draft picks last season but...I still feel D especially Dline has to be a giant focus in the early draft rounds for this team. And if a higher level prospect DE or even DT is there at 17, that's where my pick would be.
BTW, we got gashed giving up big runs last season as well while our Dline was getting ragdolled. But on the other hans Stone was a statue on a lot of those runs as well.
I'm just not sold that our defense got fixed those last 6 games or whatever.
Rant off
The thing is, most of the Ends that will be available at 17 have questions. Mike Green and Pearce have character concerns and are undersized,
Shemar Stewart has like no production, less than Murphy had at Clemson. We have 4 DT's on the roster and pass rushing 3-techs are harder to
find than run stopping NT's. The one pass rushing 3-tech that should be there at 17 is Nolen and HE has character issues.
Think of it this way, would you rather grab the stud Safety that could end up being an All Pro or another Burton with off field problems or Myles
Murphy who had little to no production in college and looks like Tarzan plays like Jane? There are other pass rushing Ends and 3-techs after the
first round that do not have character concerns and had high production in college.
