Fairley 2 inches shorter 9 pounds lighter...

[SOJA]

I'm starting to think a trade back to pick up Dareus would be a smarter option

[davos]

Dareus is the better option hands down.

[Jangler]

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG he lost NINE POUNDSSSSSSSSSSSS! Release the hounds! Sue him! Kill him! Something something ten foot pole!

Seriously?

see? this is why you get weighed with an empty stomach and empty bowels.

[Metal_Sparty]

6'3 should be just fine. His weight can be changed by good training, but that's where his effort and desire come into play...

[Jackofalltrades]

Nick Fairley's stock has been dropping all week. People still clinging to him at #1 are doing so now just so they don't look wrong. He's not even the consensus #1 DT in the draft anymore, Dareus has surpassed him in the past few days in a slew of mocks.

I have yet to see ANYTHING that suggests Fairley's stock is falling, especially among those who's opinions actually matter.

[Jackofalltrades]

6'3 should be just fine. His weight can be changed by good training, but that's where his effort and desire come into play...

9 pounds under is nothing, not even deserving of conversation. 9 pounds over would be, but this is nothing. Maintaining weight in the offseason is tough, especially for a big boy working out twice a day.

[capfolly]

I don't think it's that big a deal. I was leaning towards Marcell Dareus anyway.

[CatMan72]

It's interesting that he's 2" shorter than he said he was considering the one consistent criticism I've heard about him is that he has a tendency to play a little too high... that may not be as big of a sin at 6'3" as it was at 6'5"?

The weight is a good thing actually, suggests that he's been keeping himself in shape.

[BBQ&Beer]

9lbs isn't bad. It's evidence that he's been working on his endurance & foot work. (Ok, its not really but if I were his agent that's how I'd spin it)

Having said that, he's the only player people have been pointing to as our 1st pick that I would be disappointed with. He crosses that fine line between "mean streak" & "stupid penalty" too often imo.

[Sam Mills Fan]

I have yet to see ANYTHING that suggests Fairley's stock is falling, especially among those who's opinions actually matter.

About a month ago, Fairley was clearly #1 on the majority of mock drafts. Now you have Newton and others budging him out with Fairley even being knocked down to #2 on the DT boards on many sites.

[CatMan72]

I have yet to see ANYTHING that suggests Fairley's stock is falling, especially among those who's opinions actually matter.

I don't know if Fairley's stock is falling or Dareus's stock is rising, but there are several experts now (like Mayock) who do not think Fairley is the best DT in this draft class.

[csx]

Gantt is saying that after talking to actual scouts from teams, instead of media analysts, that Dareus seems to have always been the preferred DT.

[Captain Obvious]

Change name to- Capt. Delirious.

Wh-What? Don't ya know he's the best since God created Adam? He is what a Roman God would look like if they played QB. He's like Zeus, no wait Zeus aspires to be him ya know. See my sarcasm now, JOAT? :D

First and Foremost???? What the heck does that mean?? Newtie said it like 1000 times.

[carpanfan96]

I believe ESPN and Scout are one of the few places that have Fairley still rated above Dareus.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft

1. Bowers

2. Fairley

3. Peterson

4. Green

5. Miller

6. Gabbert

7. Dareus

8. Amukamara

9. Quinn

10. Jimmy Smith

FWIW they have Netwon rated 28th behind Locker.

I have Netwon in the top 10 at this point myself, with Bowers having dropped a bit.. While I believe Quinn will move up as well as Dareus.

Big losers would be Locker, Fairley, and Bowers imo.

I think that Newton has or will have surpassed Locker, (same for Dareus / Fairley and Quinn / Bowers) by the end of the Combine.