Rank the Interior D

[SunsetBengal]

(07-03-2016, 04:41 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: With all you say here Sunset i don't know how you could not expect Billings to automatically be better than a DT
that gets driven off the ball in short yardage situations. With Billings strength i don't see this happening. I am still
blown away that we got my favorite DT in the draft in the 4th round.

Billings reminds me of Geno the way he can throw interior OL around like rag dolls.

I know Billings is more of a NT type but he can penetrate gaps too, it is not like he is a one trick pony like Peko
cause i agree that Peko's sacks were more of a product of who was around him last year.

Nate, as much as I am stoked about what Billings could be over the course of his career, let's not forget that he isn't a perfect prospect.  He still has some technique issues to work out in his game.

If you remember, his scouting report stated that he tended to rely too much on forward lean, was prone to overextending and ending up on the ground.  He needs work on backfield awareness, patience, and has limited lateral range.  When you combine that with the fact that the Bengals don't generally give rookies a whole lot of downs, to begin with, I think that it will be later in the season before Billings can be expected to make any sort of significant contribution.

Edit: I'm not trying to be a ballbuster, just trying to keep things in the realm of realism. Geno Atkins is a bonafide Superstar, after that we have average and unknown. Hard for me to rate that as an "Elite" unit.