Macintez Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 ANALYSIS Strengths Built like a tank with thickly muscled legs and a broad chest. Clemson played him at 5-technique and standing up on the outside. Scheme versatile and will likely appeal to be 3-4 and 4-3 teams. Very powerful at the point of attack. Able to punch, extend arms and control the line of scrimmage or set a hard edge. Able to shock and shed blockers and has the hand quickness to staggered block attempts. Power allows him to play on other side of the line. Finished second in the nation in "stuffs" for defensive linemen with 17. Comes off ball low and with forward lean into his rush. Has frame to handle a double team. Has plus instincts and feel for the game. Toughness in full display. Weaknesses Thickly bound with very average flexibility. Average athlete for an end position. Not a natural hip bender and will have to focus on keeping pad level lower to unlock his leverage potential. Shows obvious signs of fatigue as game wears on. At times, is too content to lean on blocks when play isnt run to his side rather than working to discard. Will have snaps where he seems more concerned with imposing his will on blocking rather than diagnosing the play. Doesnt have the bend or upper body flexion to be edge turner as pass rusher. Effort sacks will diminish in pros and will need to become more nuanced pass rusher. Sources Tell Us "I see Shaq as an outside linebacker in a 3-4. He's not the guy you want to turn loose against the quarterback, but he is the guy that will make it hard for tight ends to block him in the run game. We knew we couldnt run at him and it changed how we called plays." -- ACC offensive coach NFL Comparison Courtney Upshaw Bottom Line Productive backup for two years before putting together an All-American season in his first year as a full- time starter. Lawson is built like a full-grown man and combines his instincts, toughness and power to fill up a stat sheet and set an early tone. Lawson's frame and game are easily translatable to the NFL, but his average athleticism and pass rush skills will likely have teams viewing him as a 3-4 edge setter or a 4-3 base end. Lawson may also have value as 3-4 defensive tackle in an upfield scheme. I'll pass... Dodd is a better pro prospect than him and he played on the left side. We don't need another run defender with pass rushing potential. Give me a pass rusher with the measurables needed to excel at the position please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOR Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I guess if you assume that you can't be a DE that gets to the QB mainly with power. Charles Johnson doesn't like this analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm thinking Arbys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast-N-Da-Sheetz Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Soo... I take it you don't like Lawson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintez Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 7 minutes ago, .WORzone said: I guess if you assume that you can't be a DE that gets to the QB mainly with power. Charles Johnson doesn't like this analysis. 6'2... Short Arms, not an elite athlete. In the majority of mocks AND draft boards Dodd is the higher rated prospect. I want a DT or LB in the first but if it comes down to Dodd or Lawson give me Dodd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Day Hoe Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, g-dawg said: I'm thinking Arbys! I don't think they're hiring in your area right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintez Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, g-dawg said: I'm thinking Arbys! We have THE MEATS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 6 hours ago, Ben Day Hoe said: I don't think they're hiring in your area right now. You are the assistant manager, make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOR Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 11 minutes ago, Macintez said: 6'2... Short Arms, not an elite athlete. In the majority of mocks AND draft boards Dodd is the higher rated prospect. I want a DT or LB in the first but if it comes down to Dodd or Lawson give me Dodd. If he's got that many problems how did he outperform Dodd nearly 5 to 1 over their careers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintez Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 12 minutes ago, .WORzone said: If he's got that many problems how did he outperform Dodd nearly 5 to 1 over their careers? That production won't translate to the NFL. His skill set is what evaluators are looking at not stats. Watt didn't exactly set the college ranks on fire with his stats but he had phenomenal skill set and measurables that translated to the pro game. It was just a matter of getting with a scheme that maximized it. Shaq is a base end, which is primarily for run stoppers. That's cool, but we have enough of those. Get me somebody with a high pass rushing ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 What a horrible analysis. It's made all the worse by the joke of suggesting that Dodd's the better athlete. Lawson's a better athlete in every single category. Do some actual research before suggesting this silliness. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=123979&draftyear=2016&genpos=DE http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profilexnews.php?pyid=122753&draftyear=2016&genpos=DE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Oh, and Upshaw was worse athletically than Lawson is just about every category. ****, his scores compare more with Dodd, than Lawson. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=84728&draftyear=2012&genpos=DE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Hour 4 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Website says so... must be true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Every time someone suggests Dodd is more athletic than Lawson a puppy is orphaned, remember this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaRdH3ad Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 While I completely disagree with you on that, I do think it's funny that some of the same people who post those same comparisons don't like it when it's a comparison they don't agree with lol!!! With that being said I don't see him as another Upshaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 11 minutes ago, Falcan Moore said: Every time someone suggests Dodd is more athletic than Lawson a puppy is orphaned, remember this Dodd is the one more suited to OLB imo. It's also why I don't really see the Saints grabbing him before us. I don't really think that he fits at either 3-4 DE, or 3-4 OLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlGM Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintez Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 19 minutes ago, hjerry said: What a horrible analysis. It's made all the worse by the joke of suggesting that Dodd's the better athlete. Lawson's a better athlete in every single category. Do some actual research before suggesting this silliness. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=123979&draftyear=2016&genpos=DE http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profilexnews.php?pyid=122753&draftyear=2016&genpos=DE Oh gawd a few 10ths of a second... I didn't say Dodd was more athletic than Lawson. Dodd's skill set translates better. Plus he's two inches taller and weighs 10 pounds more with better intangibles and awareness (IMO). He's bigger with the potential to be stronger and is more flexible with a HIGHER UPSIDE!! Go to every draft site on the Web and they will agree. This is not solely about athleticism but how skill sets will translate to the next level. Dodd's game translates better than Lawson's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romfal Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 You were trying to make sense until you said Dodd is a better prospect. LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The O.D.B Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Ben Day Hoe said: I don't think they're hiring in your area right now. He'd be a bad employee anyway, always complaining that the meat on the ends of the sandwich isn't up to his standards but, only that meat because the END meat is the important meat. LOL /purp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 59 minutes ago, Macintez said: He's bigger with the potential to be stronger and is more flexible with a HIGHER UPSIDE!! Go to every draft site on the Web and they will agree. Actually, that BS. The links that I provided are to one of the oldest and most respected draft sites on the web, and they don't. Neither does SBnation or PFF, and that's just some big ones off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989Fan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 2 hours ago, .WORzone said: I guess if you assume that you can't be a DE that gets to the QB mainly with power. Charles Johnson doesn't like this analysis. And CJ went in round 3 for those reasons. I would gladly take Lawson in round 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlGM Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 12 minutes ago, 1989Fan said: And CJ went in round 3 for those reasons. I would gladly take Lawson in round 3. reminds me more of Suggs he has that dog em something that can't be tought. I ilke Jordan Jenkins in the third as sleeper though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintez Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) 50 minutes ago, hjerry said: Actually, that BS. The links that I provided are to one of the oldest and most respected draft sites on the web, and they don't. Neither does SBnation or PFF, and that's just some big ones off the top of my head. NFL.com, NFL Draft Geek.com, and Walterfootball.com all have him as the better prospect for good reason. "• Played on a stacked Clemson line that pushed a handful of cleanup sacks his way" From your good friends a PFF. Dodd was responsible for a lot of those clean up sacks. Lawson would be better on a team that already has a star pass rush. He is not a game changer by himself. He's a supplementer. Dodd has a ton of upside. Edited March 31, 2016 by Macintez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlGM Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Just now, Macintez said: NFL.com, NFL Draft Geek.com, and Walterfootball.com all have him as the better prospect for good reason. "• Played on a stacked Clemson line that pushed a handful of cleanup sacks his way" From your good friends a PFF. Dodd was responsible for a lot of those clean up sacks. I think Dodd benefited from playing across from Lawson more than it being the other way around. He was just too inconsistent to be a first round selection for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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