Quote:Everyone expects that Leonard Williams is going to be the best thing since beer in a can.


In no way is Leonard Williams a Pass Rusher, although he can rush the passer, much like Suh rushes the passer.


On the other hand, Gregory, who is much less developed at this point in his life, is much more of what is considered to be a Pass Rusher.


What we are talking about is the ceiling of the two players.


As far as I am concerned, both will in all likelihood be very good players.


One as more of 5 Tech, or DT and the other as a Pass Rusher who puts pressure on the QB.


What I am attempting to do his my mock draft is to create a Defensive Front that does one thing and that is Rush the Passer.


I have Jerry Hughes as the Leo DE who over the past two years has 20 Sacks and 40 QBHs.


Beside Hughes is Marks, who plays the 3 Tech DT or Pass Rush DT.


On the other side of the Gus' Dline is the Pass Rush OLB - called the Otto LBer


The Otto LB is most effective when he does not have to take on the ORT, rather he faces the RB who tries to block him.


To make the Otto LB most effective, the team needs a 5 Tech that can cause the ORT to take him on.


So the ORT, either takes the Otto and allows the 5 Tech to rush the Passer


To complicate this further, Gus has Ryan Davis, a DE, the size of a Leo DE, to rush from the 1 Tech (Miller) Nose Guard DT position, where he collected 6.5 sacks (not as a Leo, but as an inside rusher).


In the Dline I am describing


Randy Gregory, a 6'6" 240 lbs - DE/OLB plays Otto

Carl Davis - a 6'5" 325 lbs DT - 5 Tech DE

Ryan Davis - a 6'2" 265 lbs - 1 Tech

SenDerrick Marks - 6'2" 290 lbs - 3 Tech

Jerry Hughes - 6'2" 255 lbs - Leo DE


(now think about the stunts and the ability of Gregory to move anywhere along the Dline, not with his hand on the ground but as a LB standing up.


Gregory is not ready to take on the OLT. He is ready to rush the passer and support the run much like Bruce Irwin of the Seahawks does, except, Gregory could re-define the position with his athleticism.


Two LBers


Bruce Carter - SLB/MLB

Tevin Smith - WLB


There is your front seven against a passing offense like the Colts.


I guess the point that I am making is that the Jags Defense must be all about creating pressure on the QB.


I have no doubt that Leonard Williams can do this, but what I realized is that Carl Davis can probably do the same thing and be taken in Rd 2.


(So I traded out of Pick 3 to move down to Pick 4 and to make it happen, I asked for very little, because I wanted in this scenario to take Randy Gregory over Leonard Williams.)


So if the Jags can get the No. 1 Pass Rusher, in terms of ceiling in Randy Gregory in Rd 1


AND get a 5 Tech / 3 Tech DT that can do much the same things as Leonard Williams, in Carl Davis in Rd 2,


then the Jags have the best of both worlds and together, they make the Jags defense better.


Will this happen?


Who knows?