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El Tejano said:I believe that is exactly why we brought Bruener in, to help Wade on that left side. It also leads me to believe we will be a running team more than a passing team.
nunusguy said:While I'm as pleased as anyone with last years improved running game and
especially the surprise in discovering D.Davis, he is only a 4th round pick.
Far and away our biggest investment in the draft has been our QB &
WRs from Florida. In other words, I don't think we're moving towards a ball control (running, possession receving) type offensive when
Mr. McNair has made the investment in the long range fire power he has,
even though the more conservative approach might be DCs prefered mode.
The team had more confidence in Pitts than you obviously have and have developed Wand to man the LT spot. AJ at the 3 looks like an astute move to me. Having Jordan Gross and Taylor Jacobs (next WR taken in the second rd that year) is less appealing to me than taking a dominating physical speciman like AJ early. Gross wasn't worth the 3rd pick either.nunusguy said:Sure there was no RB last year worth a 3, but how about Jordan Gross at LT -a very strategic position and I'm not so sure we made the right choice (don't
get me wrong - I'm a big AJ fan).
if we were sold on Pitts as our LT(and apparently we're not since he'd stay put if we were), Wand would't be trying LT.
I guess I'm saying taking a WR at 3 and not a LT, for example, kinda means you've made a commitment to throwing some passes.
Fiddy said:I have a question: Do you take McGahee if he doesnt have the injury or AJ???
Yeah, Steven Jackson to the Ramswags said:What was the first RB taken this year, like 24th or something?
__V__ said:Lord is a Free Safety. I doubt we use him as a running back. Also, I think you will find most teams draft a RB every year or two. That is not uncommon. I cannot see a scenario outside of injury where we take a back that high (first round) unless some guy with a high grade drops.
nunusguy said:By the way, Gross will be doing a very good job again this year - playing LT.
Hey , nu.... Are you really that much of a sour puss? Guess you are so down on Babin ; if he doesn't work out, we will see " I told you so" posts. Or " Fire Charley Casserly" posts. Sorry, I prefer to be supportive and positive. Let's just agree to disagree. Go Texans!nunusguy said:"Babin is already a starter on defense" - that's not a serious statement is it -
everybody is in T-shirts, nobody has hit anybody yet - he got the assignment
gratis Cass & Capers 'cause they exchanged 3 picks (2,3,4 picks), and if he
doesn't work out C & C are gonna look like dumb azzs who are squandering
corp. resources. He's being handed every possible opportunity to succeed.
"If Babin has a season like D. Freeney of Indy", or if Babin is another LT,
or if Babin is the second coming of the Christ child, or if "if & buts were candy & nuts - oh what a Merry Christmas !"
nunusguy said:Let me try to make my point again - Cass is a plunger, a gambler. He tends
to overcompensate for his players in his efforts to secure their services. What
they gave Todd Wade (10 M signing bonus), was until now unheard of for right tackle. The picks they gave up this year for Babin is
a real head scratcher - I think. Had we not traded up for Babin, we could have had Travis LaBoy (a player very comparable to Babin) and Randy Starks
and a 3rd player with our 4th pick. But Cass heard steps and made the deal
with the Titans. He would have taken Wand way before waiting for him to
fall to him in the third round if he really thought he, realistically, was going to
be our long term LT.
But Pitts was a decent selection, though they seem to think he's only an interim answer for LT. I don't know 'bout Gaff - got my doubs. Hollings -
he only played 4 games as an RB. I bet he hasn't a clue 'bout how to block or catch a pass ? I hope I'm wrong, but second round picks don't grow on trees.
But this is the year for Carr to show his stuff - he's got more to prove than
the franchise in general. Leftwich may leap frog him as the fair haired boy in
the AFC South.
I guess Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue, Virginia Tech and Virginia isn't major league?He... didn't play major league competition in college
Here's a link to Babin's bio at Western Michigan. BTW, they do play Division IA at Western Michigan. In 3 career starts vs. Big 10 schools (Michigan, Michigan St., Purdue), Babin averaged 7 tackles, 3.3 TFL, and 2 sacks. Not too bad for a "project". All rookies are projects, more or less. And the transition from pass rushing DE to pass rushing OLB has to be one of the most overrated. If Capers uses Babin in a similar fashion to how he deployed Kevin Greene in Carolina, Jason will be rushing the passer and getting penetration into the backfield on most plays, anyway. Like all rookies, the biggest adjustment for Babin will be the speed of the game.nunusguy said:I'm not down on Babin - actually I'm more intrigued with him than any player
we have ever selected. But he is, to be sure, a big time project. He not only
didn't he play major league competition in college, but he will be playing a radically different position. We aren't talking 'bout switching from guard to
tackle or safety to corner, rather we are talking 'bout going from a DL position to playing upright as a LB...
nunusguy said:"All rookies are projects, more or less. And the transition from pass rushing DE to pass rushing OLB has to be one of the most overrated."
You're football knowledge is apparently confined to watching games from the
prone position of a comfortable sofa on weekends, because the project is not for a DL to learn to pass rush from the upright position - rather it's learning how to cover pass receivers. See, you probably slept thru the video presentation of NFL 101, but pass coverage is a foreign concept to defensive
linemen.
And football is physically demanding, can be exausting - sometimes even very painful, but not brutal. Irag - now that's brutality.
What I was attempting to say was that Babin's pass coverage requirements would be limited because he would be rushing upfield on most pass plays. I didn't get my point across, I guess I'm in a slump. My bad. Hey, it's the offseason, I'm allowed to be off my game (what I have, anyway). Catch me again come training camp and see if I can't do you proud.nunusguy said:"...the project is not for a DL to learn to pass rush from the upright position - rather it's learning how to cover pass receivers...
July 11, 2003
RAVENS PART OF 3-4 TREND
From NFL.com
The dominating outside linebacker is the most critical position. Most colleges aren't using the 3-4 and smaller guys are playing linebacker. If you're playing outside linebacker in this defense, you're half defensive end and half linebacker. You need a defensive ends size and the athletic ability of a linebacker at that position. ...If you have two outside linebackers who can really rush, offenses cant slide their protection to one of those linebackers because you don't know which one is going to come.