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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Would you agree with a statement such as the higher a DE gets drafted, the less of a chance he will bust. Not underacheive, bust out of the league. Like if there is a DE who gets drafted 5th and a DE who goes 17th, would it be unreasonable to expect the guy who had the skill set to go 5th to be the safer pick?
I know with QBs and WRs it's rarely the case, but DE's are usually about getting the biggest, most talented guy, so it seems like a good place to go with a top 5 pick.
I don't for example see Mario Williams out of the league anytime soon, even if he doesn't live up to potential.
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mario williams was the best DE prospect since julius peppers, so that's not really a fair comparision (and MW was thought to need a year or two to gear up since he's more athletic freak than football player right now).
courtney brown was taken #1 and he's had a combined total of 26 tackles and 2 sacks in the last THREE years. going #1 or in the fifth round doesn't protect you from busts. yeah a #1 is less likely to bust than a 5th rounder, but i mean, that's why one guy's getting drafted earlier in the first place.
and moving lemar to OLB and bringing in some unknown to call/QB the defense after one offseason with a bunch of guys he doesn't know sounds like a very bad idea.