2 first round draft picks? Possibly.

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(12-23-2016, 07:12 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: If he got a sack and an INT in a game against NFL talent, then he is already well past what we have here.  He isn't going to dominate a team like Bama when they game plan against him.  As far as his negative play, I get that he got caught in overpursuit if he was trying to make a play when they were down.  

He has the length, strength, and athleticism that we need on the right side.  Although some are quick to quote stats about things like "hurries", MJ is the absolute weak link on the defensive line, and needs replaced.  Clarke isn't the every down answer, but he could at least provide some pressure rotating inside.  

Thing is, it didn't appear that Alabama did much to game plan for him.  He wasn't drawing double teams or getting chipped by a back or TE.  He just couldn't do anything with his man.  He guessed at the snap count to get one sack, but QB's that are good with the hard count, like Roethlisberger, will take advantage of that.  He can't rely on that at the NFL level.  The pick was a heads up play, but a teammate batted a screen pass in the air and it came right to him.  

The reverse came early in the game.  His constantly rushing to the outside created a lot of holes between the RE and DT that bama was able to exploit.  He didn't look good against the run, at all.  He had a good downfield pursuit play, but struggled with outside containment and open field tackling.