Trade down?

FinSaint · 02-02-2013, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by TreyThomas

Everyone keeps saying draft a premier NT, but does no one remember that is exactly what Bunkley was for the broncos? He graded out as the best NT in the league 2 years ago.

Same with Aubroyo Franklin. We tried TWICE to make NT's into 4-3 DT's and it failed miserably.

Why not give Bunkley a chance to be that premier 3-4 NT again?

Regardless of whether or not Bunkley can do the job as the NT, the Saints do need depth at that position, and the thinking probably is to draft a promising NT now, so that he can learn the system under a veteran like Bunkley.

Bunkley might do really well as the starting NT, like he did in Denver, but he is not going to be a long-time NT for the Saints, so they need a guy to be that "franchise NT."

I do like Bunkley as a player, and I think that he deserves a shot at being the starting NT, but I would prefer someone bigger in stature than Bunkley to anchor that nose. Bunkley's huge upper body strength allows him to be successful againts O-lineman even though he doesn't necessarily have the ideal size for the position, however, I think that size thing is what will keep him from ever being a truly dominant NT.

02-02-2013, 02:20 PM	#24
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Re: Trade down? Originally Posted by TreyThomas Everyone keeps saying draft a premier NT, but does no one remember that is exactly what Bunkley was for the broncos? He graded out as the best NT in the league 2 years ago. Same with Aubroyo Franklin. We tried TWICE to make NT's into 4-3 DT's and it failed miserably. Why not give Bunkley a chance to be that premier 3-4 NT again? Regardless of whether or not Bunkley can do the job as the NT, the Saints do need depth at that position, and the thinking probably is to draft a promising NT now, so that he can learn the system under a veteran like Bunkley. Bunkley might do really well as the starting NT, like he did in Denver, but he is not going to be a long-time NT for the Saints, so they need a guy to be that "franchise NT." I do like Bunkley as a player, and I think that he deserves a shot at being the starting NT, but I would prefer someone bigger in stature than Bunkley to anchor that nose. Bunkley's huge upper body strength allows him to be successful againts O-lineman even though he doesn't necessarily have the ideal size for the position, however, I think that size thing is what will keep him from ever being a truly dominant NT.
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