FO Blew a Great Opportunity. (My Opinion Only)

Sir Psycho Sexy · 04-23-2010, 11:22 PM

I'm also curious what Gregg Williams thinks of the picks.

papz · 04-23-2010, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Psycho Sexy

I'm also curious what Gregg Williams thinks of the picks.

I'm sure he had a say when it came to drafting Robinson for his defense. I also heard Williams mention somewhere that he's not a big fan of tweeners... so guys like Kindle wouldn't have been a good choice for his scheme.

I can swallow my tounge and see the point in drafting Robinson, but not Brown and Graham (not in the 2nd & 3rd rounds anyway). There are GAPING holes in the Defensive line (pun intended) that need to be addressed first, before we go picking up project players.

What are these gaping holes along the defensive line? Right now we have Brown and Smith at DE and our promising young Ellis at DT. If there is a gaping hole, it's next to him... and that still can be addressed with our other picks and/or free agency.

21Hilliard · 04-24-2010, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by papz

What are these gaping holes along the defensive line? Right now we have Brown and Smith at DE and our promising young Ellis at DT. If there is a gaping hole, it's next to him... and that still can be addressed with our other picks and/or free agency.

Exactly. Every time we got run over, it mostly came from the middle. Ellis only played in 10 games last season, and I seem to recall some of those 6 missed games were due to injury. What did we have to back him up? Not much. 4 of the games Ellis missed? ATL (Turner 151 yards) CAR ( Williams 149) TPA (119) and STL (Jackson 131). Our LBs were having to make way too many tackles in those games.

I understand that Brown was a good value at #64, and he'll probably be playing the last 4-5 years of Drew's career, and after that with our next QB. But unless they let Greg Williams teach him to line up and tackle the guy running at the defense with the ball, he's not helping to solve a problem.

I just hope there's another Colston-type sleeper masquerading as a DT in the 4-7 rounds who nobody talks about but turns out to be a phenomenal player on the D line.

04-23-2010, 11:22 PM	#1
Sir Psycho Sexy Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA - Behind enemy lines. Someone throw me a grenade!! Posts: 941	Re: FO Blew a Great Opportunity. (My Opinion Only) I'm also curious what Gregg Williams thinks of the picks.

04-23-2010, 11:49 PM	#2
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,793	Re: FO Blew a Great Opportunity. (My Opinion Only) Originally Posted by Sir Psycho Sexy I'm also curious what Gregg Williams thinks of the picks. I'm sure he had a say when it came to drafting Robinson for his defense. I also heard Williams mention somewhere that he's not a big fan of tweeners... so guys like Kindle wouldn't have been a good choice for his scheme. I can swallow my tounge and see the point in drafting Robinson, but not Brown and Graham (not in the 2nd & 3rd rounds anyway). There are GAPING holes in the Defensive line (pun intended) that need to be addressed first, before we go picking up project players. What are these gaping holes along the defensive line? Right now we have Brown and Smith at DE and our promising young Ellis at DT. If there is a gaping hole, it's next to him... and that still can be addressed with our other picks and/or free agency.
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04-24-2010, 01:04 AM	#3
21Hilliard 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Raised on the Bayou - living in DFW Posts: 136	Re: FO Blew a Great Opportunity. (My Opinion Only) Originally Posted by papz What are these gaping holes along the defensive line? Right now we have Brown and Smith at DE and our promising young Ellis at DT. If there is a gaping hole, it's next to him... and that still can be addressed with our other picks and/or free agency. Exactly. Every time we got run over, it mostly came from the middle. Ellis only played in 10 games last season, and I seem to recall some of those 6 missed games were due to injury. What did we have to back him up? Not much. 4 of the games Ellis missed? ATL (Turner 151 yards) CAR ( Williams 149) TPA (119) and STL (Jackson 131). Our LBs were having to make way too many tackles in those games. I understand that Brown was a good value at #64, and he'll probably be playing the last 4-5 years of Drew's career, and after that with our next QB. But unless they let Greg Williams teach him to line up and tackle the guy running at the defense with the ball, he's not helping to solve a problem. I just hope there's another Colston-type sleeper masquerading as a DT in the 4-7 rounds who nobody talks about but turns out to be a phenomenal player on the D line.
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