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Completely remove his draft position from the equation.

 

Can you recall any truly dominant performances from him?  Can you or anyone recall a time we knew the interior run defense was not a concern because Alualu was there?

 

I won't even bother with Stroud and Henderson comparisons.

 

Heck, it's an insult to compare him with Gary Walker and Seth Payne.  Neither of them were first round picks and vastly outperformed Alualu

 

He hasn't reached Malik Jackson or Senderrick Marks level of production. Jackson wasn't a first round pick.

 

As another poster observed, Abry Johnson has shown more signs of dominance.  I'd also put Pot Roast and Roy Miller above him.  None of them were first round picks either.

 

At most, Alualu is the 10th best DT in team history.  He's a guy.  That's all he ever was, or will be.

Seth Payne?

 

Alualu has been more productive and a more consistent producer than Payne and that production was accomplished in 3 less seasons than Payne.

 

If Tyson were paying on the jaguar teams back in their heyday, people wouldn't be having this conversation. everyone would be fondly remembering him too. It's easy to exaggerate someone's weaknesses when their career was spent on bad teams.

 

A more productive guy is trash and a less productive guy is fondly remembered. Just goes to show you the double standard people set in their mind based solely on draft position.

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