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Originally Posted by Direckshun
I personally think run stuffers do matter, and they are not a position you should take lightly.
DJ Reader is a big reason why the Bengals defense gets away with all of its exotic crap. He's immovable, even against an elite interior like the Chiefs have. The Bengals do all kinds of weird stuff and leave a relatively bare bones DL alignment in place because Reader can shut down the business all by himself.
That said, I don't think there is a 1- or 0-technique block of granite DL the Chiefs have access to at the end of the 1st. Keeanu Benton is the closest you get and he'd be a really good pick at 31 in my opinion. Not my favorite pick, but a great one nonetheless. But in all likelihood, there will be better options available, including at DE where you pretty much have to go at this point.
Benton has a lot more juice to get upfield than I originally thought, but he's still a plugger that you can't move.
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DJ Reader is not just some big guy in the middle.
That guy is a tank and can move. Nnadi on his best day can't hold Reader's jock.
Again - I'm not sure what some of these comments have to do with Derrick Nnadi. Having an elite version of ANY player is a good thing, even a pure NT. But having a merely average NT doesn't move the needle and Derrick Nnadi isn't even that.