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keyfro · 01-13-2005

with seth payne going down with another leg injury that is going to require surgery again...NT is our biggest need...whether the answer is drafting a guy like spears or shaun cody and putting them at DE and moving Smith to NT or drafting a NT we gotta get a bigger, stronger, faster NT in order for us to progress as a defense

F-minus67 · 01-13-2005

NT is a need on draft day, but not the biggest need. What we need the most is a player who can get to the QB. Have this player be an end who plays like Aaron Smith of the Steelers or a Terrell Suggs at OLB. Good NTs can be found in the 3rd to 5th round and good pass rushers are hard to find.

hou059 · 01-13-2005

Yeah, I would to stick Gilbert Brown's fat ***** at NT and let him sit there and take up blockers! You don't need to draft a quality NT these days. But when a good one comes a round in the draft you should jump on the chance!

DoCt3rJ · 01-13-2005

You say good nose tackles can be found late rounds? Any position can be found late rounds, it's just the luck of the draw. Luck of the find. I would of loved to have Wilfork, but we got just as good or better corner in Robinson. I think Smith could handle the NT position and we just draft a DE that can really put some pass rush on the QB. Marcus Spears would fit perfect, or Cody.

Grid · 01-13-2005

if you look around the league at 3-4 DTs.. the starters arent exactly all late round picks. There are as many first rounders as third and 4th rounders it seems. And my all time favorite 3-4 DT.. Casey Hampton of the steelers.. was a first round pick.

yah its possible to get a good DT in the later rounds.. but that doesnt mean that you should pass up a good one in the 1st or 2nd round.

As for our pass rush.. one of the biggest problems with our pass rush is not a lack of talent at OLB.. its our Dline. Our dline is not just there to stop the run, they have to tie up blockers and free up the OLBs.. and they have to provide a bit of pressure up the middle themselves, to flush the QB out of the pocket whenever possible. So, improving our Dline will improve our pass rush.

F-minus67 · 01-13-2005

the pass rush problem is made of a few things, the LB corps has Wong in the wrong position, Wong should be a MLB. He is better in coverage and run stopping than rushing the passer. The other teams who run the 3-4 sucessfully, have good NT. But honestly are there any players in this draft this year that are in the same league as Hampton, Wilfork or Washington? And teams like the Pats and Steelers also have good to great DEs to help the NT.

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keyfro Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 1,859 Rep Power: 13	biggest draft need is obvious now with seth payne going down with another leg injury that is going to require surgery again...NT is our biggest need...whether the answer is drafting a guy like spears or shaun cody and putting them at DE and moving Smith to NT or drafting a NT we gotta get a bigger, stronger, faster NT in order for us to progress as a defense __________________ With the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft the Houston Texans select...?????

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01-13-2005	#2
F-minus67 Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Middletown,CT Age: 26 Posts: 1,070 Rep Power: 10	NT is a need on draft day, but not the biggest need. What we need the most is a player who can get to the QB. Have this player be an end who plays like Aaron Smith of the Steelers or a Terrell Suggs at OLB. Good NTs can be found in the 3rd to 5th round and good pass rushers are hard to find.

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hou059 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 32 Posts: 127 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I would to stick Gilbert Brown's fat ***** at NT and let him sit there and take up blockers! You don't need to draft a quality NT these days. But when a good one comes a round in the draft you should jump on the chance!

01-13-2005	#4
DoCt3rJ Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Age: 27 Posts: 357 Rep Power: 10	You say good nose tackles can be found late rounds? Any position can be found late rounds, it's just the luck of the draw. Luck of the find. I would of loved to have Wilfork, but we got just as good or better corner in Robinson. I think Smith could handle the NT position and we just draft a DE that can really put some pass rush on the QB. Marcus Spears would fit perfect, or Cody.

01-13-2005	#5
Grid Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,299 Rep Power: 2271	if you look around the league at 3-4 DTs.. the starters arent exactly all late round picks. There are as many first rounders as third and 4th rounders it seems. And my all time favorite 3-4 DT.. Casey Hampton of the steelers.. was a first round pick. yah its possible to get a good DT in the later rounds.. but that doesnt mean that you should pass up a good one in the 1st or 2nd round. As for our pass rush.. one of the biggest problems with our pass rush is not a lack of talent at OLB.. its our Dline. Our dline is not just there to stop the run, they have to tie up blockers and free up the OLBs.. and they have to provide a bit of pressure up the middle themselves, to flush the QB out of the pocket whenever possible. So, improving our Dline will improve our pass rush.

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