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Originally Posted by Lotus
Actually Ayers gets talked up more as a run-stuffer than as a pass rusher. However, I think he has the right combination of both size and speed to be good against both run and pass. I like Tyson Jackson too but IMO he is too big to have too much pass rush burst off of the corner. That having been said, I will celebrate with you if we draft Jackson because I think he will be a really good player.
i go back and forth about Orakpo and Ayers. I would love to have Orakpo's pass rush. But I think Ayers fits better in terms of a being wall against the run like we want in our LDE.
This is just Mayock's opinion, of course, but Mayock said Ayers will turn out to be the best defensive player in the draft. Whether or not that is true, Ayers gave Andre Smith fits in the regular season and had a really good Senior Bowl. When I saw him in the Senior Bowl I began to drool.
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Interesting stuff man. Jeez we'd be stacked on the d-line if we take a true DE like Ayers or Jackson. Nice thought. Agree w/ you on Jackson's size being a trade-off...he's not going to beat any RTs around the end but in college it didn't matter cuz he collapsed the pocket so fast...not a lot of sacks but consistently forcing the QB to scramble out of the pocket. I like that combo w/ Al coming up the middle and Carter on the other edge.