Nnadi is back.

[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.

[JPH83]

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.

Yeah I kinda agree. I get DJ's point that you can work around it somewhat, as we did, but a guy who holds up to double teams allows you to get a lot more creative on the DL, which I think Cullen and Spags would. I honestly don't think those guys are all that common.

I'd probably prefer a guy like Karl Brooks over most of the lumps, purely for continuing the trend of inside outside versatility. Hell I was in on that guy early on here. But at some point you just have a lot of pass rushers who get shoved around in the run. The absolute worst is guys like Nnadi who can't do anything.

[DJ's left nut]

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.

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.