04-16-2017, 10:30 AM
(04-13-2017, 10:29 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: It's not that I don't like a particular player...but DE is one of the hardest positions to project to the NFL because these guys may face 1 elite tackle all season. Most of the tackles they go against...won't be Pro Level.
Plus, Barnett is 6 foot 3, 259. We don't really go with DE's that size. Don't get me wrong...I'd like to...but would the Bengals know how to use him?
Gil Brandt was speaking to this point yesterday on NFL radio, stating that the majority of Garrett's sacks came from outside the SEC against guys who will not go to the NFL, while 28 of Barnett's sacks came against SEC tackles who are NFL caliber.