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Why not?

 

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I haven't seen a more impressive college DT.  I haven't seen more impressive tape of a defensive player this year. Draft him, play him at end in the 3-4.  Use him with Casey as the two linemen in nickle sub-packages.

 

Horton has said that we aren't going to be two-gapping... everyone will be responsible for one gap.  He is known for building his scheme around his talent.  In a hybrid, I think you can find room to feature both him and Casey.

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Screw it, put this guy at MLB and let him murder the lead blocker. He's as fast as McCarthy.   Seriously though, this guy has the athleticism to play all across the defense. He's probably the safest

Can't recall who I was listening to yesterday but they said Donald essentially had the perfect pre-draft season. He went to the senior bowl and dominated the best competition and then had the dream co

That's the beauty of having depth at the position. Seattle and the 9ers excel at rotating based on packages, keeping players fresh, and keeping OCs guessing. A guy like Donald can play the 5 tech on s

Would definitely be an interesting pick. I love this kid. If we still ran the Fish/Schwartz D we could just pencil him in but even as is, for the reasons listed above, he'd be a great fit. I don't know how he'd hold up as an end on the early downs, he'd probably be a better nickel rusher, which is fine. Those pass rush downs are just so huge. But couldn't Morgan fit this role? I always thought Morgan would make a great Tampa 2 DT, atleast on passing downs. I think him & Casey would be perfect in the 2-4-5, but this kid could certainly fit in.

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Thats how i feel too. Donald would play Caseys spot only in our defense. Hes just so small, im sure he can get after it in the passing game but i dont see him sharing the field with Casey. Both are 3techniques and we do need a little more size against the run.

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If you can't get Nix at 11, if that's who the Titans are targeting, then they need to go OLB, Mack or Barr, if possible. If they can't get one of those two then maybe they try to trade down and draft an OT or something. I just don't see spending a 1st round pick on a 1-gap tackle given how small he his, unless he was far and away the BPA you could get at your spot. Just wait until the 2nd to get someone like Hageman or Jones or whoever, guys who have more meat on the bones.

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I don't, but that's just me. Mack/Barr, Ebron, Nix, an OT, or CB. And I'd try to move down if I couldn't get one of the first couple of player.

 

I'd try to move down regardless of who's available (well Bridgewater/Clowney I'd pick) but Donald is at the top of my list, purely going by who will be an impact player.

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The more I look at the schemes and think about it, the more I think we wouldn't be able to consistently fit Donald into the defense against 2WR sets. If we needed a 3 tech, I'd be pissed if we didn't take him, but that isn't our situation.

 

Agreed. I think he's gonna be a great player but Casey is almost identical to him as a 3 tech. If we get a DT I want Nix so we can finally have a run stuffing NT to fit into Hortons schemes. 

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Agreed. I think he's gonna be a great player but Casey is almost identical to him as a 3 tech. If we get a DT I want Nix so we can finally have a run stuffing NT to fit into Hortons schemes. 

 

Look at Jernigan.  His play in the championship game with the flu was great.  He dominated the LOS and controlled the running game (played nose nearly the whole night).  That game was more impressive than anything I've seen from Nix and when you watch Jernigan's other games, he's the same player.  Jernigan can eat space and stand up to doubles the same as Nix, but he sheds so much better.

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