Cable,

 

Why Jermaine Gresham?

 

Is he not another Marcedes Lewis?

 

(Not that there is anything wrong with that, mind you.)

 

How do you feel about Jordan Cameron of the Browns? (More Big Plays +20 yards or more than most TEs in the league, making him a Top 5 TE, as opposed to Julius Thomas who is a short yardage receving TE.)

 

Why do you like Stephone Anthony out of Clemson as the MLB replacement for Poz.

 

Like Poz, he is a liability in Pass Defense.

 

I get that he is an inside LB candidate, but just have never considered him.

 

My thought was that Gus wanted fast active LBs that could help in the short passing game.

 

This is why I really like Bruce Carter of the Cowboys, sub 4.5 speed, hands for the INT (5 in 2014) and can still tackle in run defense, (close to 100 tackles as an ILB in 2013).

 

I love the idea of Gurley falling to the 2nd Rd. I just can't see him getting past the Patriots (Rich get richer.)

 

I think JPP will be tagged by the Giants.

 

I think McCourty will be tagged by the Patriots.

 

I think Bulaga will be re-signed by the Packers.

 

I agree that Akeem Ayers is another Bruce Irwin and like Irwin his forte is rushing the passer, although he did drop back in coverage with the Titans.

 

My dilemma was a choice between Bruce Carter who played SLB for the Cowboys and excelled in coverage versus Akeem Ayers who was a situational Pass Rusher for the Patriots. Ideally the Jags would sign both, with Poz playing 1st down and then Carter moving from Otto to MLB and Ayers taking the Otto on 2nd and 3rd down.

 

As much as I like Poz, he does not fit this defense. He is just too slow. Making a tackle 4 yards down the field does not get the other team off the field.

 

The Elephant Front on the Dline (with 3 DTs) is supposed to guard the run up the middle and protect an undersized, fast ILB, same as the NG does in a 3-4.

 

This is why early on in this process, I was targeting a fast small ILB, like Paul Dawson, or Erik Kendricks or Denzel Perryman.

 

Yet, I also recognized that there are many opportunities that could present themselves at Pick 36 and because of that, I searched for a Free Agent LB (like Bruce Carter) that could fulfill that fast ILB need and open up the spot for other opportunities drafting a RB (Gurley or Colemand or Johnson), or a Sleeper DT (Carl Davis) or even a Center (Cameron Erving - FSU).

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