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Posted on 7/18/18 at 4:57 pm to PowHound
I love the idea of Davis at NT. Pressure from the outside can be negated by a QB who is good at stepping up in the pocket but pressure up the middle like we’ve been accustomed to with Payne is hard to come by without bringing MLB. My only concern is his height and can he play low enough to not have his massive strength negated by his huge frame and giving up leverage to smaller centers
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:09 pm to labamafan
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iving up leverage to smaller centers
Our Nose will be in a 3 technique just as often as 1 technique, and so I don't think the fact that centers are a tick shorter on average will make much of a difference.
I imagine we'll put our Dline guys in positions where we are best as a unit, and that will change from game to game, team to team, and drive to drive depending on what the offense is doing.
Sure, Davis is tall, but he's shown the ability to play both inside and outside. There's gonna be a lot of movement on that unit in the next few months, and the real question is, "Who is in the 2nd group on the DLine and how good are they?" That's the difference between a championship Dline and not.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 8:36 pm to prevatt33
DL has alot to prove beyond Davis and Buggs. If I had to bet, here's how our 2 deep looks heading into Louisville.
DE- R. Davis, Ray
NT- Q. Williams, Mathis
DE- Buggs, Dwight
That's not a bad group, but we need Wynn, Barmore and Musika to push and give us some snaps. I wouldn't mind seeing Wynn or Barmore taking Dwight's playing time away as they get better. They both have high ceilings IMO. Musika needs to be on a fruit and water diet to get down under 320.
DE- R. Davis, Ray
NT- Q. Williams, Mathis
DE- Buggs, Dwight
That's not a bad group, but we need Wynn, Barmore and Musika to push and give us some snaps. I wouldn't mind seeing Wynn or Barmore taking Dwight's playing time away as they get better. They both have high ceilings IMO. Musika needs to be on a fruit and water diet to get down under 320.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:41 pm to tider04
I think Dwight is strictly a Tackle, is he not? Although I do suppose that one of our Ends is very much like a 4-3 Tackle. And I expect big things from LaBryan Ray and Phidarian Mathis. I also think I've seen and heard enough about Q. Williams to count him in the group with Davis and Buggs as known, good commodities. Regarding Musika, I'll count him as a depth chart filler and practicer until proven otherwise. We'll see.
This post was edited on 7/18/18 at 9:46 pm
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