LaVar

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by That Guy

no griffin + no noble = crap run-stopping Dline (and no one outside griffin has any ability to rush either). Wynn is average, daniels is close, but griffin is the ONLY guy I wouldn't want replaced if someone became available.

I noticed that this year too. I never knew Noble was such a great run stopper.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

I noticed that this year too. I never knew Noble was such a great run stopper.

I don't think it was Noble so much on run stuffing, though he was OK. I think it was a healthy Big Joe last year. That foot injury is killing Salavea'a this year, he just can't dig in his heels and push back on the offensive linemen like he could last year. When he's healthy he's impossible to move out of the way because he's just so strong. The guy is just solid muscle, but he's got a bad wheel.

I would never replace Salavea'a. He is a great run stopper. We need him healthy. But we also need depth because you can't expect to succeed with only 2 good DTs, and we miss Noble in that respect.