05-16-2025, 02:54 PM
(05-16-2025, 02:49 PM)TJHoushmandzadeh Wrote: I wanted Walter Nolen or Jihaad Campbell. Nolen was gone so Campbell would have been my pick.
I don’t love the Stewart pick but I don’t hate the player and think he’ll contribute. There’s value in a DE who can set the edge and be more disruptive against the pass than Hubbard. Even if he can’t finish - and there are alarm bells with both college (lack of) production and lack of agility lateral testing - if he can divert QBs into Trey’s lap that would work. Ideally at 17 though we’d be getting more of an impact player who’d give this D an identity so it’s more a question of not liking the value.
I definitely liked both Nolen and Jihaad Campbell. I don't know if Nolen would play a ton as a rookie, but I think he would of been our best
pass rushing DT right off the bat. So he would at least of played on passing downs, but like you said was taken right in front of us. Jihaad is
coming off a bad shoulder injury and shouldn't even be able to practice until the start of the season so, both would be questions as well.
Completely agree on the value of an End that can set the edge in the running game and be so much more athletic than Hubbard. I know
people hate the lack of sacks with Stewart, but I am personally excited about the athleticism compared to the lack of the last few years
opposite of Trey.
