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Bangee7 · 05-27-2017, 08:01 AM

I'm interested to see who becomes the starting NT.

Tandler says that Ziggy (6'3, 305) & Ioannidis (6' 3, 308) weren't effective at NT last year because they weren't big enough.

But, Joey Mbu (6' 3, 310) is only talked about as NT (not DE). Stacy McGee (6' 3, 310) has also played NT. Both are listed heavily right now in the NT discussion.

Seems a little weird to me that 2-5 pounds can really swing the balance in being "big enough" to play the position.

I read that Tomsula preferred big NT's, not the Jay Ratliff type that shoots the gaps???
If that's the case, then we're probably down to
Phil Taylor (335 lbs)
AJ Francis (325 lbs)
Ondre Pipkins (330 lbs)

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

05-27-2017, 08:01 AM	#187
Bangee7 Impact Rookie Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Pa Posts: 697	Re: New Look Defense I'm interested to see who becomes the starting NT. Tandler says that Ziggy (6'3, 305) & Ioannidis (6' 3, 308) weren't effective at NT last year because they weren't big enough. But, Joey Mbu (6' 3, 310) is only talked about as NT (not DE). Stacy McGee (6' 3, 310) has also played NT. Both are listed heavily right now in the NT discussion. Seems a little weird to me that 2-5 pounds can really swing the balance in being "big enough" to play the position. I read that Tomsula preferred big NT's, not the Jay Ratliff type that shoots the gaps??? If that's the case, then we're probably down to Phil Taylor (335 lbs) AJ Francis (325 lbs) Ondre Pipkins (330 lbs) It will be interesting to see how this plays out.