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Sheldon Richardson (yes again)

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I'm just like the next guy, I'd like for nothing more than for us to prove Kiper and McShay's mock drafts wrong. They've had the guy going to us since mock draft 0.1 or so it seems. I'd love for us to make a splash in a new way with the new GM... But then I ask myself at what expense?

We have a need at DT, and imo, this dudes as solid as they come. He plays with freakish like energy, and honestly the thought of his energy mixed with a little Kracken, and mixed with a Lil CJ makes me salivate quite frankly. Set Luke, Davis, and Beaston free to roam around and lay some wood!

I know there has been some love and hate thrown towards the guy... And I know we all pretty much hate the mock draft guys... So all of that aside, if we do end up taking him, are u really gonna be mad?

Why should we not take him... And I'd like to keep this focused on skill set and him filling a need for us, rather than who we should take instead of him.

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He is gonna be a bust...Fua 2.0. Calling it now. Say whatever the fug you want but I dont want to waste a pick for a second DT who will fail miserably.

And what if he turns out to be a beast on another team? Rumor is, 49ers are wanting to move up around our pick, and draft him. Giants are known for their dlinemen, wouldn't surprise me if Gettle continued the formula.

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He is gonna be a bust...Fua 2.0. Calling it now. Say whatever the fug you want but I dont want to waste a pick for a second DT who will fail miserably.

They play two different positions. Fua did not have a great college career like Richardson. Even then Sheldon isn't a stud. He is above average, athletic, strong and nimble. Comparing the two is asenine.

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Here are a few reasons (legit or not) that I have in my head why we should NOT draft Richardson (what you asked for--please feel free to correct any misinformation that I may have used to develop bias):

1. He is not known for holding his ground at the point of attack. That means he is a one gap shooter--living in the backfield. He can disrupt plays, resulting in tackles in the backfield, but he can also take himself out of plays. I would trap his side and run through his gap.

2. He plays with a high pad level. I heard the same thing about Marvin Austin, who went to the Giants.

3. Dwan Edwards can do what he does. He had 6 sacks last year. In addition, we brought Hardy or Alexander inside on passing downs. Where does Richardson fit?

4. We signed a starter (arguably) in Edwards. I am thinking that the #14 pick will be a starter.

5. DTs tend to bust a lot, especially the gap-shooters.

6. Richardson got by on his motor in college, and I think that is great, but you need more to succeed in the NFL. You need technique, work ethic, and coachability. Not sure he has all 3.

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We may get a run stuffier depending on how Coach feels Kerse and Fua are developing but our more obvious need on defense is in the secondary.With some teams like the Saints and Broncos you are not going to get to the qb so you need guys that can cover.As safety will help in those situations.We have some pretty good TEs in our division.

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