Let's talk DT's

[Okeana]

Ok so I see a lot of fallacy in mind sets when it comes to drafting that defy's logic. I keep hearing things like " we should draft a WR in the later rounds because we had success with Jones and Sanu "; The real issue is that their WR class was deep with talent which is why we drafted them later and still had success. This class is not a deep WR class in fact most consider it the worse class of wide receivers in recent memory. On the other hand this is the deepest class of Defensive Tackles in recent memory so logic would dictate that we could take a guy in the 2nd or 3 round that in other years would be a first round talent. Historically this club has had success drafting Defensive tackles out of the first round and I assume we will see that again this year. Im almost certain that we will see a skill position come off the board in the first round with a wide receiver or corner back. While corner is not an immediate need our club has shown that having a deep roster of first round corners is a positive thing to do when the league is focused on the passing game. All the NFL ready receivers and corners will be gone by the end of round two if not round one and it makes more sense to spend the pick on someone we can't get later.

That said I am not here to argue the merit of what we should spend our first pick on, but if we do pick a defensive tackle in round 1 then which should it be ? The guy who stands out to me in round 1 is Billings all day long. The guy just flashes talent to me along with hard work ethic. Robinson is body beautiful, but the guy rubs me as someone who has succeeded on natural talent without having to work hard. Mark my words the guy we want in this draft is billings and with him next to Atkins will be a nightmare for offensive lines. He is also a young guy who can learn how to be a pro from peko and atkins. Rankins is another guy who fills that need as a 4/3 nose and has similar strengths to billings in that department.

As for later round guys Sheldon Day would be my go to guy if my coaching staff feels like they could put some more positive muscle on him. I like his hands and he has a great leadership quality that any team would want. The only question for me is can he bulk his body enough to be a true 4/3 nose.