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03-28-2012 09:43 AM |
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Originally Posted by Frosty
(Post 8498357)
I know you have a thing for Studebaker but he really hasn't shown anything outside the Pittsburgh game three years ago. He was absolutely abused in the run game when he played last season.
I had hopes for Sheffield but he didn't really show anything last year and was barely playing by the end of the season.
The Chiefs don't really have anyone outside of Hali and Houston (Gabe Miller was playing okay in the preseason before his "injury" but is super raw and can't really be counted on).
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I admit, I do have a thing for Studebaker, though of course it's only football based and platonic. I think the guy has the physical ability to be on the field and has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
I thought Sheffield was showing potential as a pass rusher, and of course we know nothing about the Magical Gabe Miller (who I had forgotten about). We also have Greenwood for depth, and they seem to love his special teams play.
I'm certainly not averse to picking up another pass rusher, but I think whoever we pick up will end up being a situational player only, and I'm not sure he'll be able to get Hali and Houston off the field in those situations. Houston had 5.5 sacks as a rookie, and he was clueless for the first eight games. Toward the end of the season he was really getting things figured out.
I'm still not sure what I support in the first round, but I really don't think it would be an OLB.
I almost think we can go Best Available Player at this point, though. Without a viable QB the best strategy might be to stock up until we can fill that position, so I'm not averse to getting DeCastro if he's the best guy available. Heck I'm not sure I'm against getting anybody at this point. I'd like to study up on Tannehill a little more because if he's got potential he might be my choice. If not him, I'd go with DeCastro or Richardson or Kuechly. I'd love a NT, but if we can get Gregg back and the guys out there in the draft are high-risk, just bring back Gregg. I had thought that he retired, not that we simply weren't re-signing him yet.
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