02-16-2016, 02:29 PM
(02-16-2016, 01:41 PM)c12schleyer Wrote: That's fair, you are entitled to your opinion. If we want a guy like Rankins, one can be had in FA for the right price. Fairley is available... he is the same player... and that's not a bad thing. I like Rankins, I just feel like that mold of player can be had in later rounds (Chris Jones) or in FA with Fairley.
I think you have things backwards.
Pass rushers are going up.
If you want a pure run stopping DT who will play at most, 50% of the snaps, you take them later in the draft.
Fairley is not the same player as Rankins. Rankins is a better athlete and has more range.