Dion jordan??
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They didn't play him often in red zone packages in college.
Yeah not sure how anyone could say that DE wasn't a need.
roy_miami
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Do you live in a cave? Every analyst on NFL Network was POSITIVE we were taking Johnson, like bet their lives on it positive. Most mocks prior to the draft had us taking a cornfed somewhere in the first, do you think these people believe Parcells is still in charge of the team?
Anyway, I just rewatched our pick and now that we know the result its bloody entertaining to see all those boobs on NFL Network patting themselves on the back when they predicted Miami was moving up for Johnson. I'm gonna re-watch that at least 50 times before I delete it. The chat was pretty entertaining when the trade was announced too fwiw.
I like the pick, DE was a huge need and we got great value on the trade. Oakland really ****ed up, they should have just stayed at 3 and taken Milliner.
You're having a decent offseason so far Ireland, now just don't **** it up by trading a second for Alberts!!
Also, not to toot my own horn but:
roy_miami
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I didn't do any research on this guy before the draft but from looking at the youtube videos he looks like a Wake clone when rushing the passer to me. He doesn't look great in coverage, maybe a little better than Wake and he's not great against the run either. I hope the plan is for him to gain some weight and play mostly DE because if we drafted him to play OLB in a 4-3 then I think its a big mistake from what I see.
ohall
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Super, why did you quote me?
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Look, I was all for firing Ireland last summer because I felt he was running this team into the ground, but don't let hate for Ireland or love of whatever one player you had your heart set on cloud your judgmenet. This was a great pick. When you get the opportunity to get a second coming of Jason Taylor, you take it. This guy is JT reincarnate and makes our defensive front incredibly versatile. We are now capable of giving a ridiculous variety of looks on the front line.
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Whether u like the pick or not I dont get the Jason Taylor reincarnate on a guy that had 5 sacks his senior season. His size and athleticsim are similar but thats about it for me
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He played a lot more LB in college than JT played here because he was athletic enough to drop into coverage. When set loose, his pass rushing abilities are phenomenal. With the variety of looks we have at our disposal our pass rush will be quite formidable. No one person might be league sack champion, but imagine Wake, Vernon, Odrick, and Jordan all converging on Brady at the same time. Dude will **** his pants.
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We shall see its not like Brady hasnt had pass rushes on him before and excelled. i think there are better pass rushers still on the board. Not downing the pick its a weak draft and would rather him than Hayden but he wasnt best pass rusher in draft
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Who do you think is better that would not just be a 3rd and long player?
ETA: And pressuring Brady is the blueprint for beating NE. See e.g. NY Giants and Baltimore Ravens.
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At linebacker Jarvis Jones is a dominating pass rusher, Damontre Moore at De but of course he didnt impress with shorts on.
Alex Okafor .