Underhill: If you're miffed Saints didn't draft big-name pass rusher, consider this ...

jeanpierre · 05-02-2017, 03:38 PM

What's bothered me since we had Junior Galette was we've had 4-3 looking front on Cam Jordan's side and a 3-4 looking front on Galette's side...

And the Galette side (insert new name here) always seems to get gashed with these big run plays because that player was always too small to set the edge and was really just a pass-rush specialist...

That's why I've banged the drum for a Malik McDowell sized defensive end opposite Cam...

Sheldon Rankins is actually very undersized for a 3T, but he has other abilities that offset his lack of size...

But if you've got too many undersized guys, things become problematic along your front...

Yet, I'll say it again, I expect the guys we already have to play at a better level because they will now have another year in DA's system and we've got much better position coaches now for the defensive line and linebacking units...

I'd just like to see the grades that the Saints scouts assigned now that the draft is over to see who or what they valued more than say others because there were two opportunities to take what I'd consider very good DEs at 32, 42 and especially with the 67 pick we went out and grabbed...

05-02-2017, 03:38 PM	#15
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Underhill: If you're miffed Saints didn't draft big-name pass rusher, consider this ... What's bothered me since we had Junior Galette was we've had 4-3 looking front on Cam Jordan's side and a 3-4 looking front on Galette's side... And the Galette side (insert new name here) always seems to get gashed with these big run plays because that player was always too small to set the edge and was really just a pass-rush specialist... That's why I've banged the drum for a Malik McDowell sized defensive end opposite Cam... Sheldon Rankins is actually very undersized for a 3T, but he has other abilities that offset his lack of size... But if you've got too many undersized guys, things become problematic along your front... Yet, I'll say it again, I expect the guys we already have to play at a better level because they will now have another year in DA's system and we've got much better position coaches now for the defensive line and linebacking units... I'd just like to see the grades that the Saints scouts assigned now that the draft is over to see who or what they valued more than say others because there were two opportunities to take what I'd consider very good DEs at 32, 42 and especially with the 67 pick we went out and grabbed...
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