02-17-2017, 04:35 PM
(02-17-2017, 01:04 AM)Shady Wrote: I just have a hard time seeing any of the DE's who'll still be there at #9 (Barnett & Thomas) fitting our DE mold. Maybe the scouts and Marvin along with Tobin will view it otherwise, but I'd be shocked if they did. I can see an argument for either of them, plus arguments for Foster, Williams or Davis, and certainly for Hooker and maybe 1 or two other guys. For me it's a question about an automatic difference maker. Fournette might be gone by the time we get to pick in Round 1, but if he's there I think he's so significantly better than Hill, and would provide such an upgrade to our offense by making everyone better, provided we also upgrade our OLine, which I tried doing here without neglecting defensive needs, that I can't see not taking him. He's a power back with superior speed.Thomas fits us perfectly he can play on the outside for the run and move inside on the pass rush. I think he would gives us an elite player similar to what Seattle has with Michael Bennett.
Would Barnett and Thomas make that big of a difference in our pass rush? Maybe. Would Foster be an upgrade at LB? Yeah. But would any of those players make the difference that a truly elite RB would make? Fournette has that kind of ceiling.
