2011 NFL Free Agency-Part 2

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Originally Posted by mooby

I've heard various rumors about Barry Cofield, the main one from NFLN saying he was a top target, but why? Has he ever played as a NT in his life? What have they seen to be led to believe he could fill that role for us?

Quite frankly, I don't think NT is that hard to PLAY. What is supposedly hard is finding a player with correct "body type" and mental mindset to play it. If Cofield can soak up blockers without losing gap integrity, then we've found a man to do the job.