Prospects for Shanahans offense/Hasletts 3-4 D

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Originally Posted by The Goat

Griff was the 2nd best DT on the roster last year behind Al. Dude was extremely stout against the run. Kemo is only an upgrade if 1) he's completely healthy and 2) we run the 3-4.

Griff may not have been able to maintain he play however. He's signed nowhere and I believe retirement is just around the corner, so even had we kept Griff (instead of getting Kemo) our dline in '09 > '10. I think unless we take one of the two top DTs at 4 or get really lucky later in the draft our dline takes a step backward this year (I'm hoping for a little luck cuz we NEED LT far more than a DT).

I don't know. I loved Griff, don't get me wrong, but he hasn't been a force since '04 and '05. Now Kemo's injury status is key, but he is a monster. He was on a pretty good Panthers D a couple of years ago. He was pretty good in front of Ray Ray too.