Gonna disagree. Were Josh Thompson, Pat Sims, Jay Ratliff, Bret Eddins, and that a-hole McClover very good?

Yes, they were.

Were they any better than some of the top DLs that the 2010 OL faced and beat? I don't think so.

IMO the most dangerous parts of the 2004 defense to what Cam did on the field were Carlos and Junior. Cam, as good as he was, could sometimes get loosey goosey with the ball in the air. Carlos and Junior would have likely made him pay for any mistake he made in that regard.

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Posted by BowlJackson

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Posted on 11/19/15 at 11:15 am to beatbammer

Hell, I don't think the 2004 DL was any better than the DL that the 2010 OL went up against in practice everyday with Fairley, Carter, Clayton, Blanc and those guys. The 2010 OL wasn't all that talented though, they were just super experienced and full of upperclassmen that played well together. But that was also the case with the 2004 DL, and they had actual NFL talent. It's a good matchup and they would mostly neutralize each other, but Sims, Ratliff, and Thompson and as good a trio of run stuffers up the middle as you'll find at the college level.

Also, agreed about the DBs. Darvin was great for AU and Zachery is one of my all time favorites, but there's a reason those guys aren't still playing while Rogers and Lee lasted so long and did so well. Rosegreen was an animal as well.

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