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Caldrac · 02-27-2018, 02:35 PM

On draft day I wanted Leonard Williams. And that's honestly because I don't trust Florida Gator players in the NFL from the defensive side of the football. Looking back at the last two seasons though. I am okay with Dante Fowler Jr. because we ultimately ended up landing Malik Jackson to play inside and Marcell Dareus being added mid season has also helped out along the interior.

Consider this as well. Fowler is barely two years removed from that ACL injury. He was technically a rookie in 2016 trying to get his game speed back and trying to stay in game shape. He played for a dysfunctional and weak head coach that had no control over his players. He was constantly embattled. I think seeing him in limited action in 2017 was great. He flashed a lot. He also did a hell of a job in the New England game in that AFCC loss. I think he was the only player that registered a sack or two.

I think he'll be better in 2018. Hopefully he links up with Ngakoue and Campbell during the off-season to work on his technique.

(02-27-2018, 08:47 AM)rufftime Wrote:
(02-27-2018, 08:11 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: I wanted Williams then and I still would rather have Williams over Fowler.

Agreed with this. Was not mad about the Fowler pick, but I have not been happy with it.

Another thing to keep in mind, Fowler has shown serious off the field concers.

He wasn't suspended by the NFL and he's had maybe one incident revolving around two girls in his life which he had no part of physically. And then he had the goofy incident with the guy that he took his bottle from or whatever. I don't consider those "serious off the field concerns".

When he starts getting DUI's, cuffed for domestic violence or banned for substance abuse then I'll worry about him. He's still a young man. Not even 24 yet. So the kid was basically barely old enough to drink when those two incidents occurred. I would like to see how some of you "well mannered" guys on here would act at that age with millions of dollars in your bank account. It's a lot easier said than done.

Any of us on here can claim that "holier than thou" [BLEEP] too.

"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."