Soloman Thomas # 9??

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(04-20-2017, 10:50 AM)Socal Bengals fan Wrote: I don't get the hype as well.   He was in most eyes a solid 2nd rounder then came the bowl game and then suddenly he's a high first rounder.  And most of his sacks or production came from inside when he moved the DT on passing downs     . That won't happen here as we have Geno.   I much rather have Barnette , he would replace MJ instantly , and he would stay at the RDE spot all 3 downs    just like Dunlap stay at LDE.

He has good production in a big boy conference, great athletic traits, and is very young.  That's what the hype is about.  He has a very high ceiling and a high floor.

Barnett is undersized and won't hold up against the run.  He is strictly a pass rush specialist as a rookie.  He is only 259 pounds, and watching video of his Pro Day, he's carrying a lot of bad weight around his midsection.  I don't know if he can put on enough muscle mass to be a 3 down player.  

With Thomas, we usually move Atkins to NT and slide a DE in at UT on obvious passing downs, anyways.  Thomas can slide down and we can bring in Clarke st RDE.