While I understand the long term need at DE due to our age there, but we have a huge need now at LB and one the best ones in the draft was just handed to us and we passed. There better be something really bad on him beyond what is speculated already. Can't use the "high character" player excuse otherwise we supposedly wouldn't have taken Tunsil last year. Just not sure we got someone that's really going to be a huge play-maker for us (which is what you want when you draft a guy in the first).
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He is a situational pass rusher. IE we will only see him opposite Wake on third downs. Branch and Hayes will handle rushing downs.
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Freeny ran a 4.48 so please stop with that comparison. It's embarrassing.
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He scored 23 on the Wonderlic so Harris is not dumb. I believe the opportunities to trade down came from teams that already picked so they would have moved us to the mid second round where the talent level would have been a considerable drop from Harris that would have got us drafting after 35 for our first pick. We'll see if Willis drops that far, I don't think he will now that all the DE's are off the board. We still have the draft arsenal to build a strong run defense considering Harris can play DE or OLB.
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IMHO, he is this front office's attempt to get a like-for-like replacement for Cam Wake. Personally, I prefer Jordan Willis in that role, but Harris does have an extremely quick first step, gets very low, and profiles to be a very effective pass rusher off the edge.
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You do realize that A: he was kicked out of the combine for his behavior. B: Failed his drug test at the combine with a diluted sample which counts and puts in the program C: Had recent shoulder surgery and the recheck was rumored he may need more work ala Shaq Lawson last year.
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Its the spin which is ridiculous.
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And we (and Wake) couldnt stop the run and our defense sucked.
As good as Wake was it didn't matter because we got demolished on first down runs. And with the personnel we failed to add, its not going to change.
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*whispers* The draft isn't even over yet.
Calm down everyone. We have 7 more picks.
Calm down everyone. We have 7 more picks.
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Uh, no.
Free agency and the best chance to add an impact player has passed without upgrades at key positions.
You may add depth later rounds but its rare you find impact starters.
Actually I think time and time again Brady proves that a good pass rush can be neutralized insanely quickly if the rest of your defense is terrible. Our pass rush was pretty consistent last year and in two games versus the Pats (and one where the Ravens picked up their game plan) they did nothing but run quick hitters over and over and over and we almost didn't stop them a single time with either Brady or Jimmy G at QB. Pretty much the only way that Brady gets flustered is when you get to him, but while the Giants won two Super Bowls with their pass rush as their strength you have to be good enough elsewhere to bring that pass rush to bear. I don't disagree that having pass rush is good though.
Not sure this thread has merit. It easily could've been included in the Draft thread itself.
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He's a fine situational pass rusher