(04-27-2018, 08:42 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Give Taven Bryan a year to work with Marion Hobby and play a minor rotational role, and by 2019 he's could be ready to take Malik Jackson's spot and clear a boatload of cap-space.

It may not be the most ideal scenario - but something has to be done about the money being thrown at that D-Line before it's time to play Jalen Ramsey and Yannick Ngakoue.

This could be the fix we need there.

The selection of Bryan was surprising, and initially even a little disappointing.

But the above shows the value of this pick.  Ideally, you'd like to be in a position to draft a year ahead.  Doing so enables you to work a guy in somewhat slowly, such that you will have excellent depth at a position and not depend upon a rookie to have to come in and play top notch football.  Then, after the guy has been in your system for a year, he can replace the older, expensive vet.

We have so many permutations with our DL with this pick (assuming we keep all of our guys this year), it will be difficult for opponents to get a full handle on our guys.

Our base rotation would naturally be

(1st team)
Ngakoue
Dareus
Jackson
Campbell

(2nd team)
Fowler
Jones
Bryan
Smoot

But depending upon the matchups presented by the offensive line, they could be mixed and matched any number of ways.

I just hope we hit on the player.

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