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Originally Posted by JPH83
If Tillery is here to take Nnadi's snaps, and those previously given to guys like Dickerson, then I think it's a solid move. He offers more, even as a run-stuffer, than Nnadi.
If, alongside Tillery, they draft a DT and DE within the first 3 picks. Great, solid rebuild. Even better if Omenihu stops being delusional and comes back at a reasonable cost (which, I suspect, he won't).
The concern is if they do none of the above and think Tillery can take snaps from Omenihu and/or Wharton - he can't, he's proven he's not a reliable pass-rusher.
This will only happen imo if the relentless focus on DL "versatility" continues. That's how you get guys like Tillery and Omenihu. Players that aren't really strong enough to work as DTs, or quick and flexible enough to threaten as DEs.
I love Spags, but if there's one aspect of his preferences I find baffling, it's this. No idea why it's verboten to just grab a load of guys who do 1 thing really well. Get a proper NT who can't rush, get an undersized DT who can rush but not stop the run that well, get a DE that can set the edge, and another that can't but threatens with speed. Flexibility is wildly overrated when it becomes a room of tweeners.
My bet and hope is it's resolved this draft and the DL really is properly restocked. Would be amazed if it's not.
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He likes it because he can do different things without tipping his hand. Granted, when looked at individually, those things aren't as "good" as they could be because of tweener skill sets, but there is a perceived net gain in being multiple.
I don't agree, necessarily, with it either. I'd much rather see a couple of guys that are good 3Ts, a couple that are good NTs, a couple of SDEs, and a couple of WDEs, and 1 or 2 flex guys. But that's not what we get. We get a bunch of WTF, Chris, and George.
I can't complain too damned much given that what Spags does works. It just seems he makes it unnecessarily difficult on himself to have his D generate consistent pressure.