7 hours ago
(01-07-2025, 09:17 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Meh, I'm of the camp you don't draft a NT in 1st round unless you run a 3-4.
While they can demand double teams, they don't typically quite get there for sack production.
Pressures are ok, but a pressure vs a sack can sometimes really impact a game because they got the throw off and 1st down/TD.
While I normally agree, it would really anchor the defense to have a dominant NT in the middle.
Consider Ray Lewis pounding the table for Haloti Ngata, and what drafting him did for the Ravens defense overall. Imagine the future of the d-line with Jenkins, a very good run stopper, playing next to an NT like Grant. Solves the problem of teams running up the gut with abandon.
Something to consider, and the draft is still a long ways away.
