Quote:If Dante Fowler was a huge reach at #3, Dave Caldwell would have picked someone else. He was expected to be our pick there.

I expected him to be our pick too; it doesn't mean he wasnt't a reach. I wanted us to pick Cooper, a much better prospect. It was clear from our offseason signings that pass rusher was going to be the pick.


Fowler was one of those prospects that was up on some draft boards, yet down on others. A few sites, SB Nation for example, had him as the biggest Boom or Bust prospect in the draft. For those who had him high, it was because of his fast 40-time and versatility.


For me though, I would never draft a pass rusher in the top 10 who was an average pass rusher in college. He was very unproductive as a pass rusher in college. He consistently failed to set the edge and rarely got to the QB. Heck, his career sack and qb hurry numbers were worse than other prospects single season numbers. Plus, besides his 40 time, he had a poor showing at the combine. Till he does anything significant as a pass rusher, the position is still on the draft board for me.

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