(09-22-2020, 07:58 PM)NeptuneBeachBum Wrote:

(09-22-2020, 07:50 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Tyson wasn't very good when he was here.  They drafted him to rush the passer and he has never been good at that.  
He was always decent against the run but later in his career he is even better at that and has crazy talent on both sides of him, behind him at LB/S, and all around him.  Tyson is just good at holding his point and not getting pushed around where he can help the talent around him make plays.

Wrong again.  He was above average in his player grades most years.  And they did not draft him for his sack production, he is an interior lineman.  He only had a handful of sacks in college... why would you think he'd do better in the pros?  They drafted him to push the pocket and stuff the run.  Again, I am not defending Gene Smith for where he took him in the first round, but if you do not think he has been a good player, how has he been an NFL starter for 11 seasons?  Please do not make absurd arguments on here when you have no idea what you are talking about.

You're wrong man, i dont care what the grades said when he was here.  They drafted him to be a 3tech not a NT, they drafted him on potential not production, pretty much the same reason we drafted Bryan.  Roy Miller was a much better NT when he was here and he definitely wasnt a better 3 tech than Marks.  He was good player to have come off the bench though.  Not to mention this is his 4th year at Pit and his 1st year starting for them.

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