05-23-2021, 02:35 PM
(05-22-2021, 02:32 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I agree that he could have been better and been a bit more scruffy to free himself up, like you said, but I'm just saying that he wasn't terrible, like many people said, and was actually decent at his job. Would I have preferred that he freed himself up more to make plays? Yes, of course, but not many NTs can do that, and he was just good at what he was asked to do.
He was definitely a good guy off the field and was very humble and generous. He used to buy the kids in our neighborhood all kinds of things and once rented a big bouncy house and invited all the kids over to play in it. My father helped him skip all the technical stuff to join the country club that his house was on and he always made sure to tell me to tell my dad hi when I saw him at training camp and wherever.
Another thing that I like about Shelvin is that he seems to embrace the role of eating double teams, absorbing space, taking on blocks, and keeping the backers clean, which is what we need from our nose tackle. Even if we only play him on first and second down, I think that would be best to keep him fresh and just causing a logjam in the middle of the line.
Shelvin also seems to be excited to be playing with Burrow and Chase, so let's just hope that he can keep his weight in check and stay in shape because I think he could be a hell of a force for us!
Yeah, Domata was a damn good run stopper and is a great person. Love the dude's hair as well lol
I never said Peko was terrible back in the day, just wanted a DT next to Geno that could also rush the passer better than Peko.
Sadly, there never came one. Billings was solid here but was not near the player I thought he would become.
Hopefully Shelvin becomes this type of player for us. Really love the Ogunjobi pick up too.
I like us bringing in the LSU guys, keep that team going. Best team maybe ever in college football.
(05-22-2021, 06:46 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: I thought Peko was a great player. Lacked at getting sacks but was very good at eating up two blockers and helping stop the run.
Shelvin seems to play with a nastier attitude then Peko.
Yeah, he was a great run stopper but was a nice guy even on the football field.
He would say sorry for hitting people too hard lol
