MIKE MAYOCKS MOCK DRAFT

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(04-27-2017, 10:10 AM)Okeana Wrote: you can get hung up on measurable's and combine test or you can look at the tape.  Some will like Thomas better, but they don't think he makes it to 9.  If Allen does than why does it make a bad pick to get him ?  The pass rushers in this class are not that great and you could get another guy in the 3rd or 4th to be a pass rush specialist.  Allen makes the team better and fills a need.  

As long as he could see the field for 50% of snaps, which is likely given the Bengals tend to play 50+% of snaps in nickel, it is a good pick. I think Allen is much more a DT-only whereas Thomas is a base 4-3 DE that swings inside on passing downs. I like Thomas more because I think he'd see the field more often than Allen. But I guess the nice thing about Allen is that Geno Atkins is 29 years old and has just two years remaining on his contract. If Atkins leaves in FA after the 2018 season, retires before Allen's rookie contract is up, and/or declines, Allen would be a very good fit to take Atkins's spot at UT.