Dontari Poe

[MHS831]

Edwards and Shirley are both run stuffing NT's. You would NOT start them together.

Likely to be Edwards and McClain/Neblett starting. Shirley and Fua backing up Edwars.....McClain/Neblett (the other one) backing up the starting UT.

Right. I got Kearse and Shirley confused because Kearse is bigger.

[panthers55]

Edwards and Shirley are both run stuffing NT's. You would NOT start them together.

Likely to be Edwards and McClain/Neblett starting. Shirley and Fua backing up Edwars.....McClain/Neblett (the other one) backing up the starting UT.

I don't know about that. Kearse is definitely a nose tackle but Shirley played in 4 games and got 2.5 sacks. That would make a pretty good 3 Technique guy. He is big and powerful. Interestingly he played some OG as well while in Cincinatti.

[panthers55]

Right. I got Kearse and Shirley confused because Kearse is bigger.

Both 6'5" but Shirley outweighs him by 13 pounds (325-338)

[Zorbac]

Originally Posted by Zorbac

Brockers is fua of last year.

Absolutely ridiculous comparison with no merit whatsoever. Fua was considered a mid-tier prospect with not much potential to get better but thought to be a decent run stuffer. Brockers is a 1st round prospect with infinite potential who has shown to be a dominant run stuffer (at the college level) with other aspects of his game as well (such as batting down passes, taking on multiple blockers to free up LBs and DEs to get pressure on the QB and *potential* to improve in pressuring the QB himself).

I am not talking about his potential, or draft statis. i'm just saying they are

both came or coming into the draft with a strong base but a weak upper body

strength that will not translate into being a dominate player their first year.

If i'm drafting a defensive tackle high in the first round I

won't one who can be a dominate force his first year.

[Woodie]

I am not talking about his potential, or draft statis. i'm just saying they are

both came or coming into the draft with a strong base but a weak upper body

strength that will not translate into being a dominate player their first year.

If i'm drafting a defensive tackle high in the first round I

won't one who can be a dominate force his first year.

Why do you say Brockers has weak upper body strength? He didn't lift at the combine, and from what I saw, along with the reports I've read, he wasn't pushed around at all at LSU. I'm not saying he doesn't have weak upper body strength, just that I've never seen an indication of it nor read anything about him having strength issues up top...at least other than when it was incorrectly reported he only lifted 19 times at the combine.

[cultclassiccat]

Too risky. let another team take him off the board. Personally, he shouldnt even be in the discussion with our first pick. Standing firm on selecting a cb 1st. address the dt in the second. if we can trade down i like that the best cause no 3rd