Titans should come away with elite defender at #5

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  1. Clark

    Clark #ShoutboxAlley4Life

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    Why replace klug? Dudes a known commodity, plus he plays a different position than bennett.
     
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  2. Titans2004

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    Klug is a FA who just tore his achilles....If I'm the GM I'm certainly not counting on him contributing to a high degree next yr...We need that 4th pass rusher...my idea would be to have Morgan slide inside with Barnett and Orakpo on the outside on obvious passing downs...or go with the amoeba look with them all standing up...Klug was a significant contributor to our pass rush and we better be looking to replace it just in case he can't come back
     
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  3. Clark

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    Morgan isn't twitchy enough to be that inside NASCAR style DT. And what becomes of dodd?
     
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    Put him in there too on passing downs. Rak, morgan, barnett, dodd and casey all going at the qb.
     
  5. Clark

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    Isn't the point of a NASCAR set to be fast at the line and still have the numbers to cover on the back end? 4-2-5. We'd be fine with 4 rushing because we run stunts. Dodd basically a DL anyways.

    The addition of another Edge guy seems too heavy for that position to me. At least that early. Would really depend on what we decide to do with Dodd.
     
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    Barnett's combine is gonna be big for him. I think right now people are parcing him being a top 10 pick with him falling to round 2 by putting him mid-later 1st round...for now.

    He doesn't look twitchy to me and there are plenty of players who do well in college being high effort guys who never come close to that in the NFL due to a lack of athleticism. Im not saying Barnett is that...I'm saying his combine will be big for people to either believe he'll continue that in the NFL or not.

    He's a guy who could be a top 10 pick or fall to round 2. Combine will tell a lot.

    Bosa doing well as a rookie will help some of these 'tweener' types.
     
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    Agreed unless they think one of the edge rushers is SO good they can't pass him up. Would give us a future 'star' pass rusher and great insurance on the outside. But I don't think you take a guy there unless you think he's gonna be really special in the NFL and I'm just not sure I can say that about Barnett yet. On the other hand, we did spend a 2nd round pick on Henry after just getting Demarco in the off-season so, JRob is more focused on talent than balance...or at least he was. With fewer holes, he may go after those hard this time!

    And frankly, I think they are projecting our pass rushing 4 to be Rak, Casey, Dodd, Morgan. Dodd is not a speed freak and was more effective in college outmaneuvering OL than torching them from the outside. I think the Titans feel he can backup Morgan and kick inside on pass rushing downs...especially if we don't keep Klug or he's not healthy for a while.
     
  8. Clark

    Clark #ShoutboxAlley4Life

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    Top Edge guys, with top end/elite athletics go incredibly early. It's not that big of a need for us right now. It could sneak up on us but there are more pressing needs right now to get over that hump.
     
  9. Titans2004

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    Hopefully we won't be picking early again and so if a top edge rusher is available at #5 then you go ahead and take him...You don't hear many teams complaining about having too many pass rushers....and our 2 edge guys both only have 2 yrs left on their current contracts.

    My hope is that we trade out of 5 because their isn't a top player in this draft that I feel is just the total real deal....but if we can't then we certainly need to not be blind to the pass rush talent just because we have Morgan and Orakpo.

    I did forget about Dodd when I mentioned replacing Klug. He could be that guy.

    I totally agree with Gut that the combine is going to be huge for Barnett. I don't think that he needs to blow the top off of things. He just needs to show solid athleticism. His production speaks for itself.
     
  10. Clark

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    Yeah it's possible we go Edge in the first... but much like CB, this class is fairly deep compared to average classes.
     
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