jlrfalcon Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Carolina and Atlanta are seemingly doing the exact opposite this year and oddly the players involved will end up directly facing each other next year in at least 2 games (assuming no injuries). Carolina - loses Andrew Norwell as their OG but gains Dontari Poe on their defensive line, assumption is that they will now draft an OG high (Nelson? Wynn? Corbett?) Better defense against the interior run and a player with plenty of experience, but now a glaring hole on the OL that a rookie G will have to develop quickly to fill This draft has a lot of talented OG's this year and the price tag on Norwell was pretty steep (except perhaps for a high running team like Jacksonville?) Atlanta - loses Dontari Poe on their defensive line, but gains Brandon Fusco, assumption is that we will now draft a DT high (Vea? Payne? Bryan?) Better run blocking and hopefully better pass protection plus less rookie mistakes on OL, but a lot of possible risk with a rookie DT facing an increased workload from college Falcons have had limited success drafted OL in the past but Quinn is known for having developed many DL players in the past Will Freeman/Coleman have an easier time rushing against Carolina because of Fusco or a harder time because Poe will be there to meet them in the middle? Will Jarrett and a first round DT have an easier time stopping McCaffrey and Carolina's rushing attack with a rookie OG giving them more space? Which team did better to use FA to address their position need as opposed to relying on the draft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lju713 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Rookie DT's can be effective in the right scheme. Our scheme is DT friendly due to the rotation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowndesfalc Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 It is most certainly to be determined. All I'll say is that we weren't so far away with Poe that we couldn't of had him back if DQ really wanted him back. The D line has gotten better every year that he's been here. Believe I'll trust his judgement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomGoesTheDynamite Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Guess the Pants are gonna try to fix the offensive woes in the draft. We NEED a stronger Oline and more depth on defense. Honestly think we're gonna need more than just some shiny piece from FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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