I said it before, I'll say it again, he was THE best defensive player in the nation this past college season. He lacks that "elite" athleticism and speed, which I think could hurt him slightly. But he's such a disruptive force and quite productive as a 3-4 DE; 75 tackles, 17 TFL, 13.5 sacks and 2 FF. Plays with good technique and also shows the versatility to play to DT in some situations. Could also play in a 4-3 scheme. I think Parcells and the Fins will give much thought about taking him #1. Hell, if I could pick any of the players in this draft for the Ravens, he would be the pick.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dissonance19 @ Dec 25 2007, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I said it before, I'll say it again, he was THE best defensive player in the nation this past college season. He lacks that "elite" athleticism and speed, which I think could hurt him slightly. But he's such a disruptive force and quite productive as a 3-4 DE; 75 tackles, 17 TFL, 13.5 sacks and 2 FF. Plays with good technique and also shows the versatility to play to DT in some situations. Could also play in a 4-3 scheme. I think Parcells and the Fins will give much thought about taking him #1. Hell, if I could pick any of the players in this draft for the Ravens, he would be the pick.</div> I would not be upset if the phins took Howie's son #1, but, why have a clone of Matt Roth on the roster. Dorsey is my preference if they do go DL. Glenn is an Undertackle is a 4-3 (i.e Warren Sapp) but could IMO play a DE in a 3-4. As for Baltimore, pairing Long or Dorsey with Ngata (who played High School ball here in the Salt Lake Valley) would create havoc for years to come.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder @ Dec 25 2007, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dissonance19 @ Dec 25 2007, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I said it before, I'll say it again, he was THE best defensive player in the nation this past college season. He lacks that "elite" athleticism and speed, which I think could hurt him slightly. But he's such a disruptive force and quite productive as a 3-4 DE; 75 tackles, 17 TFL, 13.5 sacks and 2 FF. Plays with good technique and also shows the versatility to play to DT in some situations. Could also play in a 4-3 scheme. I think Parcells and the Fins will give much thought about taking him #1. Hell, if I could pick any of the players in this draft for the Ravens, he would be the pick.</div> I would not be upset if the phins took Howie's son #1, but, why have a clone of Matt Roth on the roster. Dorsey is my preference if they do go DL. Glenn is an Undertackle is a 4-3 (i.e Warren Sapp) but could IMO play a DE in a 3-4. As for Baltimore, pairing Long or Dorsey with Ngata (who played High School ball here in the Salt Lake Valley) would create havoc for years to come. </div> Chris Long should only be a Raider. Death to Rivers, Cutler, and <Pennington>
I've seen all of Chris Long's games. He's quite possibly the only DL that could "take over" a game. We've all seen QB's and RB's that could just take the game to himself. Even a WR now and then, but not a defensive lineman. He might be better than his dad.
And adding to what I said up there, I don't know if I've seen a 3-4 DE get in on so many plays that he does. A lot that aren't even to his side.
