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Selection 3.83: Louis Nix NT

Thumbs up or down on Louis Nix at 3.83?

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The you better call the mothership. I heard promos with Clowney and Bulls on Parade 3 times on my drive home tonight.

God no, parades are reserved for Leprechauns, coming out parties(not that there is anything wrong with that), and floating Bart Simpsons.

It's a great song by RATM, terrible name for a defense.
 
Don't see how you could hate this pick. I'm worried about his injury history, but in the 3rd round? Yep, I'll take him. Guy has 1st round talent.
 
another tid bit:

05/08/2014 - 2014 DRAFT SCOUT FINAL TOP 100: 24/2. *Louis Nix III, DT, Notre Dame, 6-2, 331, 5.32, 1...Brick-strong body with nimble feet, Nix came off a solid 2012 season overweight entering 2013, then was sidelined in November when he had surgery to repair a torn meniscus, which should be monitored. He played well enough to boost previous (2012) fourth-round draft projections up to first round. Plays with a high-rev motor that he needs to control to last four quarters, but is a highly coachable player and great teammate. After he grew up with a football size team family as the oldest of 11 siblings. Frankly: He won't win sprints, finish marathons or get an invite to Dancing With the Stars, but pass on him in the draft and he will maul your offensive linemen two at a time for years. - Frank Cooney, NFLDraftScout.com

05/06/2014 - Dane Brugler's 2014 NFL Draft Final Top-50: 14. Louis Nix DT, Notre Dame (6-2, 331, 5.42, rJR)...An athletic nose tackle, Nix has monster ability, consistently making plays behind, up and down the line of scrimmage. A knee injury contributed to a streaky 2013 season, but he is very active for his size and a double-team magnet - impact doesn't always show in the box score. - Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com
 
We gave up 4.1? Ouch. Unless Murray/Mettenberger/McCarron last until that other 4th round pick, looks like that's it or we trade for Mallett. ****.

**** both of you. The "****" was for the possibility of trading for Mallett, who I don't want in the least. One less pick in this draft means a stronger possibility that that's the way we go.

Stupid.

Maybe he'll be good, but I do think we had more pressing needs. Moreso angry that the Patriots sniped Garoppolo. Because the Patriots are cocksuckers and that it was entirely predictable.

Better not trade for Mallett. The Patriots aren't going to just give us someone who's good. Draft a damn QB and that's it.


Thank goodness. We need more offensive linemen, too. Just load the ****in' thing. Our OL was the biggest reason this team was a disaster last year.

I don't. I hope he sucks balls. **** Jacksoffville.

****. We got DICKED.

Who the **** cares. We won the division in 2011 and 2012 and it had nothing to do with anything the Colts did or didn't do.

About ****ing time. Sick of all the *******s talking. C'mon.

Stupid ****ing thread. Let the guy get picked first.

If you think we won the division twice in a row only because Peyton was hurt and because Luck was a rookie, that's some seriously offensive, ridiculous, derisive bull****. Have some ****ing respect for the team you supposedly root for.

I hate this "draft chart" ****. Maybe I don't understand it, but how can one assess the value of a pick slot without taking into consideration varying draft classes and the fact that, you know, none of these people are proven?

Anyone with a relentless motor. I don't know these players specifically but that's my only requirement. We need to build an entire ****ing team of JJ Watts and Brian Cushings.

What kind of play or respect do you think we deserve? We haven't done **** and most every time we're on national TV we get embarrassed.

We deride ESPN then want their affection? **** that.

Thank goodness. I'm sick and ****ing tired about hearing about their crowd gimmick every time I watch one of their home games.


I enjoy a good curse word, but holy ****ing ****. This is only in the past week. There is such a thing as too ****ing much.
 
Love the pick and I am liking this draft a lot thus far. We are filling needs and changing the identity of the team. You never know who's going to work out, but you have to like our chances with the guys we have picked.
 
Big guys better stay hydrated.

Going to be a bit of change for some of these guys in the houston heat. Only going to make them better on game day though.
 
IF, and it's a big IF intentionally, Nix can get and stay healthy as well as better physical conidtioning this could be a steal of a pick. The fact that he'll be able to rotate with Poe at NT gives me hope that Nix will be given time to learn and adjust to the NFL. Hopefully Crennel and Kolar will be able to push him hard.
 
Big guys better stay hydrated.

Going to be a bit of change for some of these guys in the houston heat. Only going to make them better on game day though.

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Nix is a Floridian, so it shouldn't be a surprise to him.

I played college ball in Florida.

It isn't the same.

Not sure if it's all humidity or what, but houston air feels so heavy and thick compared to other places. Maybe it's the lack if consistent breezes, all the concrete, pollution, allergens...I don't know...

But I'm from houston. Played football for many years here. Went to Florida and laughed at guys who couldn't handle the hot practices out there.

The place where the heat and atmosphere felt most similar to me was on South Carolina.
 
I played college ball in Florida.

It isn't the same.

Not sure if it's all humidity or what, but houston air feels so heavy and thick compared to other places. Maybe it's the lack if consistent breezes, all the concrete, pollution, allergens...I don't know...

But I'm from houston. Played football for many years here. Went to Florida and laughed at guys who couldn't handle the hot practices out there.

You played ball at FAMU right? Tallahassee is just a tad cooler and less humid than Houston, although close to the same. South Florida is pretty dang humid though, as you know.

Just realized he is from Jacksonville, so North Florida.
 
I played college ball in Florida.

It isn't the same.

Not sure if it's all humidity or what, but houston air feels so heavy and thick compared to other places. Maybe it's the lack if consistent breezes, all the concrete, pollution, allergens...I don't know...

But I'm from houston. Played football for many years here. Went to Florida and laughed at guys who couldn't handle the hot practices out there.

The place where the heat and atmosphere felt most similar to me was on South Carolina.

yeah, with the humidity and pollution, it's like walking into a fart when step out the door here in Houston.
 
You played ball at FAMU right? Tallahassee is just a tad cooler and less humid than Houston, although close to the same. South Florida is pretty dang humid though, as you know.

Yeah. And it's why I'm saying I don't know what it is. Because I've played a bit further down in Gainesville...played in Georgia....

I've been to Miami in the summer and I have family in Tampa (where it seems like every time I visit it rains around the same time almost every day).

Even here going to Galveston getting closer to the ocean the air feels less heavy to me. I feel like I breate better and feel more cool closer to the beach. I feel more wind out there generally...

But that's not with pads on. I can't really explain it, but its like when you step out your pads on in houston and step out on a hot muggy summer day, your whole body starts to sweat. And then when you start moving around it's something you have to get used to.

Even from season to season in highschool it was like...whoa...every year when you first get back into the pads.

Not saying that some of the guys from the south are going to be totally in disbelief at how hot and sticky it's going to feel at times...just saying houston is something serious when you're out there in the heat of the day with pads on for the first few days.
 
I guess we are rolling with Fitzpatrick, Keenum and Yates. Welcome to Suckville Texans fans. If they trade for Mallet we have become the version of the Chiefs Kansas City just flushed. Bellichek retread QBs do not have a very good track record.

I told u we are rebuilding year


Bob had the green light to get his QB of the Franchise next year in 2015
 
I'm not a nix fan and there was a good chance he would've been there at 4.1. Where they got him is about right. Dude was on rollerskates vs bama and a few others. Questionable work ethic and motor concerns. He's a 2 down player and that's cool.
 
I guess we are rolling with Fitzpatrick, Keenum and Yates. Welcome to Suckville Texans fans. If they trade for Mallet we have become the version of the Chiefs Kansas City just flushed. Bellichek retread QBs do not have a very good track record.
think of it this way...we pick a QB early against our better judgement, just to appease the fans. He ends up Ponder/Gabbert/Locker. Your still stuck in Suckville but with one less stud position player and a large salary you are stuck with in your disappointing QB. If you draft excellent position players your core team gets better and if your 4th round qb goes belly up you don't end up the 2012-2014 Jagtitanvikings.

Perhaps a vet QB gets dumped...who knows. Take comfort that the team really has a shot to be much better this season with a tougher more athletic front-7 and Oline. The kicker is that you can't have expectations that we turn this thing around in one season.
 
yeah, with the humidity and pollution, it's like walking into a fart when step out the door here in Houston.

Since when doesn't our pro team not play under a air conditioned controlled environment?

Hell, even under great conditions the roof still stays closed.
 
I wanted to grab him he was once a 1st round talent pick

Our front 3 or 7 Is going to be a MONSTER


Watt NIX and CLown lordddd jesus !!!!!!!!!!
 
Whats that thing they say about cursing? Shows ones intelligence if they can't get two sentences out without dropping curse words left and right.

Has nothing to do with my intelligence. I can be very eloquent if I need to be. I just don't feel the need to be eloquent on a board.

I cuss. Big ****ing deal.
 
I'm not a nix fan and there was a good chance he would've been there at 4.1. Where they got him is about right. Dude was on rollerskates vs bama and a few others. Questionable work ethic and motor concerns. He's a 2 down player and that's cool.

I understand if you are not a fan but this guys motor is not a concern. Personally, I have not seen tape of anyone running around the field like he does that weighs over 330 and he looks like he was playing at around 350.
 
I'm voting down on this guy.

I do like the enthusiasm around this pick, but it looks like there was enough concern about his medical issues that he dropped like a rock.

So far, I see three day one starters & I'm thrilled about that. If we get production out of this guy, I'll be impressed, not before. I feel he might be our new Okoye & will be t rotted out there because they drafted him & not because he can play.
 
I'm not thrilled with this draft, but LOVE this pick as well as the trade to get him. I'd have probably taken him at 3-1, but this will do.
 
I know it is not wise to judge a player on 1 game, but after watching him vs Alabama in the BCS bowl I was a little less than impressed. He was played 1-on-1 most of the time and while he did occupy space, he was very slow off the snap a lot of the times overshot his target. Not convinced he is going to be able to occupy two blockers at the next level. Also I don't see him as a run stopper or getting to the QB. He is only good at taking up space/blockers in order to allow someone else to make the play.
 
think of it this way...we pick a QB early against our better judgement, just to appease the fans. He ends up Ponder/Gabbert/Locker. Your still stuck in Suckville but with one less stud position player and a large salary you are stuck with in your disappointing QB. If you draft excellent position players your core team gets better and if your 4th round qb goes belly up you don't end up the 2012-2014 Jagtitanvikings.

Perhaps a vet QB gets dumped...who knows. Take comfort that the team really has a shot to be much better this season with a tougher more athletic front-7 and Oline. The kicker is that you can't have expectations that we turn this thing around in one season.

i think that is this draft in a nutshell. o'brien is building up his core. i'm a bit biased because i love "ugly" drafts, and this draft is very ugly. a heavy DE/OLB at 1-1 is out of the norm. a samoan guard, good blocking tightend and 330lb nose tackle second day - that's as ugly as it gets. and if those guys pan out they become part of our core for many years, making everyone around them better and making the whole team more likely to have real and sustainable success. being lower paid positions, they also have a higher chance of becoming 'lifers'.

that core also allows freedom from a management standpoint. "ok, we have this system in place with the right guys where we need them, now we can add this free agent or late rounder or trade for a specialist to complete the puzzle". mercilus is a built in example of that. we got big and nasty in the front 7 ... if we've got so much talent collapsing the middle, a speed rusher could have a huge impact. another example is our quarterback situation. if we have these players, and this system - 'player x' would be the ideal leader to do the job. o'brien's building big and ugly, does he like keenum in a read option and run first system? does he think yates or mccarron are the right game manager? what about mett or fitz throwing downfield off play-action? i'm of the opinion that it's better to add to the whole than build the whole around a few pieces - and that seems to be the approach.

we've got a plan, and i think o'brien wants the team (core) built before the focal points are added.
 
I'm not a nix fan and there was a good chance he would've been there at 4.1. Where they got him is about right. Dude was on rollerskates vs bama and a few others. Questionable work ethic and motor concerns. He's a 2 down player and that's cool.

"On roller skates".. LOL, what game were you watching? He was dominating the blockers in front of him and was really the only defender who showed up in that game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhBLKebN_b8

Also I haven't heard anybody question his work ethic or motor.. I have read scouting reports that he plays so hard that he wears himself out though. But a guy that big will always struggle with weight control and stamina.

Seriously though, how did you watch his game vs Alabama and come away thinking he was playing on skates? He was constantly blowing through the line, collapsing the pocket and causing disruption up the middle.. the failure in that game came from the LBers playing behind him who failed to capitalize off of the blocks he was eating up... in short, what he did in that game is exactly what we need him to do here and why we drafted him. If he can recover from his injury, this guy has the potential to be the best NT in the NFL.
 
explain this one to me. is the rest of the notre dame line that slow or does our big 330lb'er really fire off the ball faster than everyone else?

I can't speak for him after his knee injury (I pray he returns to form), but speaking about his play pre-knee

The guy has GREAT feet and speed for a man so big and fat. Watching that tape reminded me of when I took my niece to see this movie.

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PDS ‏@PatDStat 4m

Heard the #Texans were after both Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix. Wanted both of them for their DL.


PDS ‏@PatDStat 11m

Through two days the #Texans may have gotten the best rated OG, NT, OLB and Y-Tight End in the draft.
 
explain this one to me. is the rest of the notre dame line that slow or does our big 330lb'er really fire off the ball faster than everyone else?
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but look up the 2013 BCS championship game. Nix was handled by Barrett Jones. Nix has talent, but the 1st round talk was a joke. He went right around where he should have as a 3rd round pick. Hopefully, Nix will tie up blockers so Cushing and Co. can make tackles, rather than run himself out of plays.
 
We must consider the stiff price we paid to get him, giving up 4.1 and 5.1 to get a mid 3rd round pick. And with his tendency to injury, I'm not enthusiastic. Yes, we need a nose tackle, but other positions are more critical. It's clear the front office has plans to find a QB in an unexpected place; either they think they've found an unheralded gem that will last until late in the draft or they plan to trade for one. Surely they must realize we don't have anybody who can do the job now. I'll give a C grade to this selection.
 
We must consider the stiff price we paid to get him, giving up 4.1 and 5.1 to get a mid 3rd round pick. And with his tendency to injury, I'm not enthusiastic. Yes, we need a nose tackle, but other positions are more critical. It's clear the front office has plans to find a QB in an unexpected place; either they think they've found an unheralded gem that will last until late in the draft or they plan to trade for one. Surely they must realize we don't have anybody who can do the job now. I'll give a C grade to this selection.

Stiff price? We gave up one net pick (5.1) to move up quite a bit for a starting NT.
 
I guess we are rolling with Fitzpatrick, Keenum and Yates. Welcome to Suckville Texans fans. If they trade for Mallet we have become the version of the Chiefs Kansas City just flushed. Bellichek retread QBs do not have a very good track record.

Damn i like the draft so far, how about giving them a chance before calling the staff a bust.

Give Keenum some extra time with a better oline, and actually build the O the fit him and you may be surprised.
 
PDS ‏@PatDStat 4m

Heard the #Texans were after both Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix. Wanted both of them for their DL.


PDS ‏@PatDStat 11m

Through two days the #Texans may have gotten the best rated OG, NT, OLB and Y-Tight End in the draft.
I was hoping for Stephon Tuitt with the first pick in the second round - would have been the perfect right end for us - but honestly the Steelers would have likely drafted Louis Nix with their second round pick if Stephon Tuitt was off the board. Besides, I'm sure we'll rotate some of our OLBs at that position or we can still pick up somebody today. Either that or Jared Crick better improve.
 
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but look up the 2013 BCS championship game. Nix was handled by Barrett Jones. Nix has talent, but the 1st round talk was a joke. He went right around where he should have as a 3rd round pick. Hopefully, Nix will tie up blockers so Cushing and Co. can make tackles, rather than run himself out of plays.

So now he's gone from being pushed back skating on roller blades, to now running himself out of plays.. Which is it?

He was going up against NFL talent against Alabama's offensive line and more than held his own. He was disruptive all game long. Pair him against someone like Watt and all those plays that he ran himself out of (which were penetration straight up the middle of the line) will become big plays made in the back field.
 
If you think Nix looked bad against Bama in that game, then you don't know what you're looking at.

It's really as simple as that. Nix destroyed Bama's front line. He did whatever he wanted to.

Running himself out of plays? He's a NT, not a LB. His job is to control the middle..Not get moved...Maybe get some penetration. He did all those things.

Nix was awesome against Bama. They couldn't block him. All they could do was get rid of the ball fast and run away from him and even that didn't stop him from making a big impact.

He DESTROYED Bama's front in that game.

Go back and look at that Bama game. Look how often Nix is in their backfield. Look at how often he sheds the block from the OL and hustles to the ball. Count how many times he's destroyed and pushed straight back off the ball (Hint: Not going to be many...if any at all)

Bama could not block Nix really. Single blocks had no chance at all and Nix was even destroying double teams.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhBLKebN_b8

Not sure how you can watch that and say Nix was handled. LOL....HE was DOMINANT...
 
PDS ‏@PatDStat 4m

Heard the #Texans were after both Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix. Wanted both of them for their DL.


PDS ‏@PatDStat 11m
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