Fanspeak Draft Simulator

K Major · 04-18-2018, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Rankins wasn't getting it done or they wouldn't have tried him at defensive end; my criticism of drafting him - he's too small...

JP my brother

. Rankins is actually an inch taller & heavier than Aaron Donald.

It's the "new age tackles" of the NFL ... guys who can move.

jeanpierre · 04-19-2018, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

JP my brother . Rankins is actually an inch taller & heavier than Aaron Donald.

It's the "new age tackles" of the NFL ... guys who can move.

We had bowling balls in my day - I get it, get what DA was trying to duplicate; but smallish DT3s that are disruptive in the NFL are very, very rare...

And Rankins is not even close to the disruptiveness of Aaron Donald; there's a reason why the prototype size are bigger, so they're not bullied out of the assigned zone...

Hence why Rankins was getting looks at the DE position even though Onyemata had already been in there at DE since last season - to find a better role for Rankins...

We still need a DT3 opposite Cam that can sack the quarterback and draw consistent attention for teammates to close the deal...

04-18-2018, 10:05 AM	#21
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,018 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Fanspeak Draft Simulator Originally Posted by jeanpierre Rankins wasn't getting it done or they wouldn't have tried him at defensive end; my criticism of drafting him - he's too small... JP my brother . Rankins is actually an inch taller & heavier than Aaron Donald. It's the "new age tackles" of the NFL ... guys who can move.

04-19-2018, 01:13 PM	#22
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Fanspeak Draft Simulator Originally Posted by K Major JP my brother . Rankins is actually an inch taller & heavier than Aaron Donald. It's the "new age tackles" of the NFL ... guys who can move. We had bowling balls in my day - I get it, get what DA was trying to duplicate; but smallish DT3s that are disruptive in the NFL are very, very rare... And Rankins is not even close to the disruptiveness of Aaron Donald; there's a reason why the prototype size are bigger, so they're not bullied out of the assigned zone... Hence why Rankins was getting looks at the DE position even though Onyemata had already been in there at DE since last season - to find a better role for Rankins... We still need a DT3 opposite Cam that can sack the quarterback and draw consistent attention for teammates to close the deal...
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