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Originally Posted by nmt1
I've seen Pollack play in a few games and he looks a bit too small for my liking. He does give tremendous effort and never quits on a play. He would probably be a good pick though I'd hate to end up with the next Mike Mamula.
Blackstock was nothing but a pass rusher at UVA. I watched him play in just about every game this year and most last year. He's a great pass rusher but he's one dimensional. Not to say he couldn't improve in the other areas though it will most likely take a couple of years.
Don't know anything about the other guys.
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Pollack isn't that small, I've heard some mention his heigth as a slight concern, but most look way past that, myself included. Here's a tidbit on him...
Pollack Goes out in Style
By Josh Kendall Dawgpost.com
Date: Jan 1, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. - When David Pollack was conscious Saturday in Georgia's 24-21 Outback Bowl win, he had a whale of a game.
David Pollack lay motionless on the Raymond James Stadium turf for a split second in the final minute of the first quarter. It happened after he and several other Bulldogs sacked Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco.
"Big G (Kedrick Golston) knocked me out," Pollack said. "That's what happened."
Later in the game, the senior defensive end suffered a slightly twisted knee. Despite all that, he had one of the best games of his season, recording four tackles, including three sacks.
He was named the game's MVP.
"David Pollack was, as usual, fantastic," Coach Mark Richt said.
Pollack increased his school sack record to 36 for his career. He finishes his collegiate career in fourth place all-time in the SEC, one sack behind former Ole Miss defender Ben Williams.
"I wanted to go out and play hard," Pollack said.
Safety Thomas Davis and linebacker Odell Thurman, who also had stellar games, credited Pollack with making their jobs easier.
"Today there were a lot of times I got free because they were on him," Thurman said.
Pollack made the biggest defensive play of the game when he sacked Stocco in the fourth quarter and stripped him of the ball to stop a Wisconsin drive inside Georgia's 20-yard line. Badgers coach Barry Alvarez described Pollack's day as "solid" and was upset because Pollack's big play came on a missed assignment.
"He's a guy that you want to know where he is," Alvarez said. "That's what disappointed me. We turned him loose. We flat out turned him loose and that's hard to understand."
It was the second time this season, Pollack has recorded a sack, caused a fumble and recovered a fumble on the same play. The first time came against Arkansas. His three sacks were an Outback Bowl record. He finished the season with 12.5.
Following the game, he seemed more excited about the next step in his career than sad to see this one ending.
"I could cry and be sad about it, but why cry?" he said.
Blackstock is a pretty good run-stopper as well. I've seen him play,too. Make no mistake he's a pass-rusher first and formost, but we need people who can get to the QB and knock them on their ass. That's why I went with Pollack and Blackstock in the two rounds. Anyway, here's that tid-bit on Blackstock and his run-stopping...
* * * WORTH NOTING: Butkus Award and All-America candidate ... worked hard to become a more complete linebacker and his efforts paid off ... known primarily as a pass rusher, he is now an outstanding run stopper ... very fast for a player his size ... his numbers were down last season, but head coach Al Groh indicates he has become a much better player ... offensive linemen have to account for him or it's trouble ... 192 career tackles are second among active Cavaliers behind DE Chris Canty ... nearly 20 percent of his tackles last season (16 of 85) were behind the line of scrimmage ...16 TFLs are sixth in school history and the most since Patrick Kerney's 21 in 1998 ... shares the school record with Wali Rainer for most career sacks by a linebacker (16) ... they are tied for eighth overall ... 30 career tackles for loss are ninth all-time.