finsnchips
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it is a woryy.
there is still the possibility of manny wright.
there is still the possibility of manny wright.
NJFINSFAN1 said:I don't think he will be the Chester of old, but will play. I'm sure Saban has a plan, and remember Traylor will fill the role great when we shift to a 3-4, while in the 4-3 or other fronts, we are stocked with versitale DE's that can shift in and out.
Smacks said:Its was a concern before Bowens retired. Hence, the off season additions.
MarinoNotElway said:Going to the 3-4 is looking like a good idea now. If Chester doesnt get back, that would probably be our best bet. Put Traylor at NT, have Carter at LDE, and have Holliday or Zgonina or whoever else compete for RDE. Zgonina is a small DT, so he would fit the end position in the 3-4. The only problem would be JT wanting to go to OLB. Then we could have ZT and Junior play in the middle and have a huge competition for that other OLB spot. Spragan could be used for stuffing the run, Moore could be used for Coverage, and Roth and DBowens can be used for rushing the passer. And if Chester gets back to normal, we could have him rotate in at Nose and not abuse him so much. Traylor is old, so he can only stand so much abuse as well.
Lee2000 said:Manny Wright didn't even start on a regular basis for the Trojans. Yes he had two 1st round guys in front of him, but if you expect him to come in and be a savior on that line you may be very disappointed. Can he contribute, sure. But he will have a long learning curve, just as Vickerman would, if not longer. No one has talked about Orin Thompson of Duke. This guy is a big man. He will be given an opportunity to play this training camp.
Lee2000
josephreese said:I aimagine the strategy is for the long term. This year we plug the middle as best we can, knowing that whatever we do this year is only temporary.
We could draft a long-term DT next year. (Or perhaps use a 2006 draft pick in this year's supplemental draft?)
Maybe Saban will want a proven DT, and will try to fill that position through free agency. Does anyone know of quality DTs that will be free agents after this year?