First Mock

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(02-01-2019, 06:57 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Thanks for clarifying that White and Williams weren't available.
Oliver is an interesting one, as people will debate whether he can be Aaron Donald or not and risk taking him that high due to his smaller size.
For the Bengals, it would be interesting how they would use Oliver since they have Atkins.
Would it be worth selecting a guy like Oliver at 11 if he were only able to be used as a nickel DT? He's too small to play NT and the team probably isn't going to move Atkins.
But I agree, Oliver is BPA over Ford.

The way I see it, if Geno goes down for any period of time, our pass rush is crippled.  We see it any time he has to sub out.  He's also not getting any younger.  With Oliver, you have an eventual replacement, very little drop off(hypothetically) when he does come off, and a nightmare inside when both are on the field.  It's very hard to stop anybody if you can't get pressure on the QB and/or generate negative plays, and Oliver helps with both.  Our defense struggles to get off the field on 3rd downs.  You line up Lawson, Oliver, Atkins, and Dunlap out there and someone should get some heat on the QB, especially if you bring a CB or S off the edge or send a LB up the A gap.