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Reading about the possible swap to this alignment it seems the prototypical NT for this defence is:
6ft2, 330lbs with a 40time of 5.25.
I wonder if we confuse size with strength and whether it might be possible to draft a smaller NT who by technique and agility be a top NT for our team.
For many years the Denver OL was outmatched size wise with almost every opponent but usually came out on top, and also I hear that some of the bigger NTs were essentially two down players who wear down very quickly.
Arthur Jones, 6ft4 and 295lbs is being considered as a 4-3 DT, or a 3-4 DE but I wonder if he might equally suit a 3-4 NT where he plays in college.
He seems to be mostly muscle, extremely strong due a wrestling background and be more than capable as a NT. And he can probably add another 8-15lbs without too much trouble
Guys like Kelly Gregg, Jay Ratliff and Chris Hoke are not the text book behemoths we are told are required at NT such as Wilfork and Jamal Williams, but have been more the adequate in the middle and maybe we need to think outside of the box, and rather than 3 fat men, look to draft players here with genuine athletic ability
6ft2, 330lbs with a 40time of 5.25.
I wonder if we confuse size with strength and whether it might be possible to draft a smaller NT who by technique and agility be a top NT for our team.
For many years the Denver OL was outmatched size wise with almost every opponent but usually came out on top, and also I hear that some of the bigger NTs were essentially two down players who wear down very quickly.
Arthur Jones, 6ft4 and 295lbs is being considered as a 4-3 DT, or a 3-4 DE but I wonder if he might equally suit a 3-4 NT where he plays in college.
He seems to be mostly muscle, extremely strong due a wrestling background and be more than capable as a NT. And he can probably add another 8-15lbs without too much trouble
Guys like Kelly Gregg, Jay Ratliff and Chris Hoke are not the text book behemoths we are told are required at NT such as Wilfork and Jamal Williams, but have been more the adequate in the middle and maybe we need to think outside of the box, and rather than 3 fat men, look to draft players here with genuine athletic ability
" ~ yordad
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