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Starting nose tackle: Jerrell Powe. Deactivate Poe.
It finally happened.
What we were all hoping for and secretly believing in the 6th round of the NFL draft over a year ago, has finally happened.
Jerrell Powe, to me, looks like a really, really good starting nose tackle in the NFL.
I was hesitant to say this because Toribio looked solid for two weeks, and Powe was going up against 3rd stringers.
But after Toribio went down against the Seahawks, Powe played a lot of the base snaps and not only did he get push, he penetrated the backfield and clogged the lanes.
Dontari Poe, on the other hand, really needs to work on his base-package game this year, but he really looks promising on 3rd downs.
Powe is the perfect two-down talent. Poe looks really great on third-and-long.
And when Toribio comes back?
Deactivate Poe for 2012 if Toribio keeps showing well. Deactivating Jerrell Powe worked wonders, apparently, for his performance in 2012. Giving Poe a year to get his technique down would probably yeild similar results.
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