Greg Cosell Podcast On D-Lineman

[DawgzLife]

Just listened to the whole thing. That was just absolutely great, I found all of it really interesting. *Warning, this post is gonna be very bullet-point-y*

For example, he said that he thinks that Cox is by far the best DT in the draft and would be shocked if he didn't get picked by Fisher at 6. This makes a lot of sense. Not only does Fisher love the D line, he often picks a guy that he loves, earlier than where he's projected to go. Can you imagine Blackmon falling to the Rams and Jeff Fisher passing on him for Fletcher Cox? That would be cool and honestly, I think it's more likely than people think.

I found his discussions on Poe also interesting and it has made me like the kid more. Why does he play high all the time though, is it really just coaching? That's a pretty basic thing to coach wouldn't you think?

Shoutouts to ma boi Jerel Worthy. They liked the guy but said that he struggles with double teams and though he's really quick, both with his feet and his arms, he's not a great pass rusher at this point. I think these are fair points.

If we asked Cosell to rank the DT's, I think it'll probably look like

1. Cox

2a. Poe

2b. Worthy

4. Brockers

I wonder if he would even take Brock in the 1st round.

I liked the stuff on Ingram and Coples too. They both said that Ingram's a top 10 talent with the ability to play in multiple positions and fronts. This is super important in today's NFL where defences spend more than 50% of their plays in their sub packages. Coples on the other hand they weren't so high on. They like his strength more than his speed. DT > DE? I wonder where he would be fit in their DT rankings.

I agree. Good post. I know Fisher can do that & it would not be a surprise or even the Eagles moving up. It's not a slam dunk, but if the Rams don't take him, I think the Panthers get to pick Cox if they want.

I forgot to mention the video I watched on Worthy too, in a post a little bit ago. At first I thought I liked Worthy at the top of the 2nd, if we didn't take Cox, but after watching more tape, I actually like Still better than worthy. I'm not talking character, just game performance. If we don't take Cox, I hope we take a CB in the 2nd anyway. We need an impact player at DT & I think only Cox plays at that level.

[DawgzLife]

Pretty sure I remember him saying he's given up his motorcycle

Smart guy. I really thought he was going to explode last year. He had a decent year pass rushing, but his run defense has to improve.

[MHS831]

A few weeks ago Marty and Rivera both said they felt good about his production in limited action. Yesterday on NFL Sirius, Marty also said he was pretty happy with Kearse and Neblett inside. He although thought that McClain and Fua would be much improved given they got starting experience.

Great news, because some people have forgotten about him. He played in 8 games, rotational player, and he had 4 sacks and an INT.

He is basically a rookie this year--he was (as you probably already know) advised to stay in school, but when Harbaugh left, he did too. He wlaas projected to be a first or second rounder this year in one mock I read last year predicting the 2012 draft. I expect to see him in the rotation this year.

[MHS831]

Hope Hardy is not riding his motorcycle this Summer. We'll never know, but I wonder how much his injuries affected him last year. I agree that he could be an above average NFL DE if we can get an inside pressure DT.

Good point--I had forgotten about that. I heard that he ran out of gas, so to speak, during the season. I think the accident impacted his off season conditioning a fair amount, now that I think about it. It makes sense.

This year, you will see him come out. Keiser will rotate in as well. I think we are going to be fine at DE.

[Ruff]

Now I'm just worried Cox gets drafted before #9! :(

[Kuech the Sneak]

Now I'm just worried Cox gets drafted before #9! :(

God damn rams get your QB a receiver!!!!!

[DaCityKats]

yeah i really dont see Cox falling to 9 at all.

[DaCityKats]

Fisher ex DC Wasburn is philly DL coach and he is also big on Cox, which also explains why they like him a lot.

[unicar15]

DT is a much harder position to assess than DE. So I wasn't taking what I wanted to hear and ignoring the rest. I was deferring to Cossell on Cox bc I have no clue what to look for in a DT. I (personally) think Ingram is an OLB in the mold of Demarcus Ware. Ware could make a solid 4-3 DE. But he makes a PRO BOWL 3-4 OLB....big difference and that is how I see Ingram...solid (Charles Johnson-esque) DE but could be a special (LaMarr Woodley/Demarcus Ware/Terrell Suggs type) OLB. But I'm biased bc I want my 4-3 DE to be 6'5 285 not 6'2 275.

[DawgzLife]

Fisher ex DC Wasburn is philly DL coach and he is also big on Cox, which also explains why they like him a lot.

That's what got the Penn State coach in trouble!

[Herbert The Love Bug]

We'd be lucky to have him there but if he is you gotta grab Cox

[chubs2496]

I want Michael Brockers right now. I think I need to see more Fletcher Cox highlights because from what I've seen he's pretty undersized and looks more like a DE. Brockers is great at disrupting the line from what I've seen and is also a huge space eater.

Fletcher cox is not undersized. He's 6 4 298 and I've heard Hess added on an extra 5-10 pounds. That's the same size as alot of good UT. U wouldn't consider Suh undersized now would u. Didn't think so.

Brockers is garbage. Run stopper. No pass rush what so ever. We can find a fat man off the street to do what he does. Cox is quick agile and fast for a man his size. He exploded of the line. If we draft Brockers I'll seriously consider retiring from watching my all time fav team and quit football all together. He's junk. Don't want him.