Anthony Montgomery

I'm glad to hear Montgomery is taking his job seriously and finally giving it a full effort. To have the opportunity to play in the NFL and still have the reputation of being a poor worker, lacking intensity and desire, and taking plays off is a shame. He did it in college and it carried over to his rookie year. Most males would love the opportunity and talent he has been blessed with. I'm not going to pat the guy on the back for doing what is expected of every player privileged enough to pay in the NFL- giving 100%. Lose fat, put on muscle, study the plays, be intense, show up for offseason workouts- welcome to football. It's a game, but it's also a job- and a lucrative one at that. Hopefully (and I wont be sold until I see full effort CONSISTENTLY) he'll shed the underachiever label sooner rather than later. We need him this year big time.

It would be great if Golston, and Montgomery end up being our DT duo for years to come, but I think it might take a year or two for Montgomery to replace Griff in the starting lineup.

Montgomery is also " RAW " . He gained ,,,, 100lbs his first two years at U Minn . He was a QB in high school . If he works hard and has / gets a killer instinct , he could be a real force , maybe as early as this year . I still think having Griff at 99/ 100 % along with A. Carter improving on last year are keys to a great front 4 .

It's always been my position that DE was a greater need than DT. We had this discussion ad nauseum before the draft. With Griffin, Golston, Montgomery and Salavea, we should get a decent years worth of play. If they are all healthy, it would be a bonus.

By contrast, we will be in trouble at DE if Carter doesn't continue his late season play from last year. Everybody else is average and old. I still think they should at least think about playing Wynn on first down. Of course, with an upgrade out outside LB over Holdman, Carter may be adequate against the run.

Also, they intend, I think to funnel the offensive pressure away from the middle (LBers) to the outside (CBs) by playing more Cover 1 with Landry up near the line of scrimmage. This may allow Carter's athleticism to display itself as he will not have to be as disciplined in his approach. He will have an extra defender on early downs.

i think AM is going to be a decent player at best

I don't think our D line will be that much better regardless. If other teams wanted to switch him to O line then they saw something. We really needed to draft at least one D linemen this year at the very least. A young vet would have been optimal, but not much was on the FA market. Drafting LB's was a waste.

I don't think our D line will be that much better regardless. If other teams wanted to switch him to O line then they saw something. We really needed to draft at least one D linemen this year at the very least. A young vet would have been optimal, but not much was on the FA market. Drafting LB's was a waste.

We certainly needed D-line, but I don't think drafting LBs in the 5th and 7th rounds was a waste. Both Blades and Sartz are considered sleeper prospects, and aside from Lemar Marshall, who's 31, who else to have for LB depth? Nada.

fluff article. until he plays like marcus stroud (which requires not playing like a backup when he gets on the field, like he did last year,) we can start making those comparisons.

He looks like he's all baby fat, Straud is all muscle, they may be similar in size, but I don't see the comparison as far as defintion, or power.

There are guys on every team in the NFL that have great off seasons. All this means is he's lifting and doing a lot of film/classrooom work. Do you know who many guys in the NFL are doing the exact same thing? Even at the QB position. We are all gettting geeked up hearing about JC's progress. Eli, Romo and McNabb are all doing the same things. My point is none of this hype is going to matter until they start putting the pads on. Until then, it just gives us fans something to talk about.