Short write ups on some of my favorite players in draft part 1

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(01-15-2018, 10:56 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Interestingly, everyone thought Shelton would be a beast both against the run and in the pass rush from the NT position. He had 9.0 sacks his final year at Washington. But in the three years in Cleveland, he's had 1.5 sacks total.

Vita Vea doesn't seem like as much of a pass rusher compared to Shelton either. And while Vea is a "monster" when it comes to strength, Shelton and Billings both were considered the same.
Would Vea, Shelton, and Billings have been such "monsters" if they played in the SEC or Big 10, which typically has bigger, stronger OL?

What I'm surprised is how quickly people are prepared to replace Billings after just one season. Yes, he wasn't the monster this past year we thought he was going to be, but he's only 22 years old (will be 23 in March) and switched from OL to DL in college, so he's still developing. If people have faith that Vea will be a dominant DT in the NFL, I don't see why the same still shouldn't be expected of Billings.

Pick 12 overall seems too early to go after a NT.

Mhm; I saw maybe 3 tapes of Shelton's, "good," games when he came out and I saw right away that Kika'ha (however you spell his name) constantly pass rushing allowed Shelton to be single teamed against, as you said, "weaker," olineman, which he ate up.

One play, where people were RAVING over his lateral speed, it was because 3 LBs blocked off the running lanes and the RB went back to the inside, right into Shelton; that screams of scheme, more than a player being dominant.

Cleveland's line has had decent guys on it too, but Shelton does nothing.

As for Billings, he progressed significantly after midseason or so, hence why he was the starter.

PFF means jack ****.