I have posted it in several different threads and yet to see a real answer as to what it is that has people excited over Robert Ayers, the DE from Tennessee.
For the life of me I can't understand why he should be considered a 1st round prospect. It appears to me that he is 100% potential and 0% production.
He was not a starter at Tennessee until last year. A lot of that, by his own admission, was due to his lack of maturity. Once he became a starter last year, he finished the season with 3.5 sacks. Per Gill Brandt on Sirius, 3 of those sacks came on 3rd downs where he slid inside and played tackle, so that is .5 sacks in an entire season for a starting defensive end.
I know he is strong.. i know he is fast.. but he is no where near a finished product. if you think we will get any more production out of him that ellis got last year, your expectations are too high. he couldnt produce at all at the college level as a pass rusher.
He did well against the run, as shown by his 15.5 tackles for a loss, but i just can not see how this guy warrants a 1st round pick. and before you say, every pick is based on potential, i am aware of that. but most of these guys have some stats to back that up.. every guy in the 1st round that i can see has some major production to show for their time as a starter.. but ayers just doesnt have the production that i want from a DE that is supposed to be the savior.
at least even Maybin, who only had 1 year of production, was a beast for 1 year.. i dont think i would be thrilled with maybin at 11, but god, at least he has some sacks, which are pretty important for a defensive end that is supposed to help with the pass rush.
it just seems like ayers had a good senior bowl and they kept showing the video of him owning an off balance LT in practice and throwing him to the ground and all the sudden he is flying up the boards. that spells disaster to me.
so can the people that keep saying they would be fine with an ayers pick please chime in? i am really looking for someone to make me understand why he would be a good pick, because i am sure he will be our pick, since i would hate it so much.
For the life of me I can't understand why he should be considered a 1st round prospect. It appears to me that he is 100% potential and 0% production.
He was not a starter at Tennessee until last year. A lot of that, by his own admission, was due to his lack of maturity. Once he became a starter last year, he finished the season with 3.5 sacks. Per Gill Brandt on Sirius, 3 of those sacks came on 3rd downs where he slid inside and played tackle, so that is .5 sacks in an entire season for a starting defensive end.
I know he is strong.. i know he is fast.. but he is no where near a finished product. if you think we will get any more production out of him that ellis got last year, your expectations are too high. he couldnt produce at all at the college level as a pass rusher.
He did well against the run, as shown by his 15.5 tackles for a loss, but i just can not see how this guy warrants a 1st round pick. and before you say, every pick is based on potential, i am aware of that. but most of these guys have some stats to back that up.. every guy in the 1st round that i can see has some major production to show for their time as a starter.. but ayers just doesnt have the production that i want from a DE that is supposed to be the savior.
at least even Maybin, who only had 1 year of production, was a beast for 1 year.. i dont think i would be thrilled with maybin at 11, but god, at least he has some sacks, which are pretty important for a defensive end that is supposed to help with the pass rush.
it just seems like ayers had a good senior bowl and they kept showing the video of him owning an off balance LT in practice and throwing him to the ground and all the sudden he is flying up the boards. that spells disaster to me.
so can the people that keep saying they would be fine with an ayers pick please chime in? i am really looking for someone to make me understand why he would be a good pick, because i am sure he will be our pick, since i would hate it so much.
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