Quote:stop wasting draft picks on over-hyped gators in general, especially on defense, they're forgettable, anyone remember the safety who was suppose to be so good and the last d-lineman that hardly ever started.   Other than Freddy T these clowns just don't stack up.

There are great Gator Defensive line players. Kevin Carter, Dominque Easley, Sharfiff Floyd, Alex Brown, Brad Culpepper, Jevon Kearse, Gerald Warren, Ellis Johnson, Marcus Thomas, Tony Mccoy.....on and on all the way back to Jack Youngblood's days. We just haven't got a good one that has size and power. Drafting 250 pound speed ends became all the rage after Freeney hit it big. Everyone tried to copy it. But ends that small usually get beat up by 300 tackles. So it takes them a couple of years to put on weight and muscle, part of the reason a lot seem to be late bloomers. Fowler is the same case, listed as 267, when he gets to 287 he may be a great player. The reality is he is more suited for LB at this stage of his career,  but like Quinton Groves the Jags apparently like picking lighter ends who dominated with speed in college, and may or may not pan out in the pros.

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