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At guard. He sucks at DT, BUT he has nimble feet and an athleticism our line lacks. Perhaps he'd bring some attitude? I mean...what do we have to lose with him at this point?

Here are some links to other players that have made the same transition.

http://www.rantsport...offensive-line/

http://www.startribu.../120254349.html

http://www.arrowhead...-confirms-bobby

"He got some work last year [on the scout team]," Haley continued. "We coached him. He wasn't just on cards. You have to have a guy that understands some of the blocking schemes and some of the twists. That will be an advantage to him having played a lot of defensive line.” – Todd Haley from the last article posted.

From Walter Football about Peria Jerry (pre draft)

Outstanding agility and great change of direction ... Tough in a phone booth; will fight ... Strong hands and can re-direct ... Gives second effort ... Solid instincts ... Plays low to the ground ... Very athletic with a nice burst ...... Active ... Comes from football-family tree; nice genetics.

Sounds like a NFL Guard to me…

Jerry, Peria 94 DT 6-2 294 virtually the same size as

Hawley, Joe 61 OG 6-3 297

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That knee injury had to be something like Bowers' knee injury. It couldn't have just been ligament damage because Jerry had the talent and it's like it just disappeared. It's a shame. You can only continue to hope the light cuts on but I doubt it.

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Got a pretty small cap hit, think Jerry gets another year, maybe just another training camp, to show what he can do. If Nolan likes him and keeps him, that's good enough for me.

It may be that in a different scheme, he can produce and be the type of player that TD had in mind when he drafted him. IF so, great, if not, then give Walker some more minutes.

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Baker was always bad and showed 0 improvement in college. Jerry on the other hand had top 10 talent but was overweight and injury prone.

dude, Jerry was NEVER overweight. at least hate with facts. He was always aaround 280-285 in college.

now the injuries were defenitely there. I am very disappointed how Jerry tunred out, beings he was the guy I wanted on draft day, but the coaches said after this season they still think Jerry is going to be an impact player, so we will see. It is hard to see that happening now though.

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dude, Jerry was NEVER overweight. at least hate with facts. He was always aaround 280-285 in college.

now the injuries were defenitely there. I am very disappointed how Jerry tunred out, beings he was the guy I wanted on draft day, but the coaches said after this season they still think Jerry is going to be an impact player, so we will see. It is hard to see that happening now though.

280-285 is undersized for the NFL and he was at his body frame's max at that point. His ideal weight would have been around 270 lbs instead but that's bordering DE size and not DT size. Being too big caused him all sorts of problems with injuries.

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I remember scouts calling Jerry a Warren Sapp clone. They made Peria study his film in college.

He was. Jerry had unusual quickness and burst for a player of his size. I haven't paid much attention to his play since his injury but before, he was consistently the fastest guy off the line for us.

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280-285 is undersized for the NFL and he was at his body frame's max at that point. His ideal weight would have been around 270 lbs instead but that's bordering DE size and not DT size. Being too big caused him all sorts of problems with injuries.

i just respectfully disagree Jerry ever had an issue with his weight. The guy is 6'2" and I dont see 285 as pushing the limit in any way for his build. He is very similar to Babs in build, and as a prospect his talent equalled out to Babs as well. Too bad we havent seen it here.

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i just respectfully disagree Jerry ever had an issue with his weight. The guy is 6'2" and I dont see 285 as pushing the limit in any way for his build. He is very similar to Babs in build, and as a prospect his talent equalled out to Babs as well. Too bad we havent seen it here.

I imagine Jerry was pushing 270 in Jr. High. He was very talented and that was not a mirage.

Nolan may give him enough playing time to get his mean on. He just has not been on the

field enough to get going. Like the haters say he has looked terrible. It is not over for him but

it is close.

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I think we need to hold judgement on players until we see what they can do in the new scheme. Mike Nolan is known for getting the best out of his players. Ever heard of Camron Wake or Dumerville before Nolan put his spin on things.

Lets no rush to judgement but a least see what they can do playing in a scheme that fits around the talent instead of the other way around. I am confident that some of the players that some have written off will emerge as solid starters in this scheme.

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I think we need to hold judgement on players until we see what they can do in the new scheme. Mike Nolan is known for getting the best out of his players. Ever heard of Camron Wake or Dumerville before Nolan put his spin on things.

Lets no rush to judgement but a least see what they can do playing in a scheme that fits around the talent instead of the other way around. I am confident that some of the players that some have written off will emerge as solid starters in this scheme.

That's why I am excited for Sid and am less on the Mario train. I truly hope we get Bruce Irvin. Let Nolan get his hands on him and play him to his strengths and the kid could be a terror. Nolan is going to play the best players and give everyone equal chances instead of using certain main guys like BVG and MM did. This kills the drive to compete because you know it will be futile, ask Valdez.

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