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There were some great DTs in this draft. But this is where the uneducated fan shows himself. The fact is neither Dorsey or Ellis were NT. In fact I really question whether either one would be good in the middle of a 3-4, which is why I suspect St. Louis passed on Dorsey.
Tommy Kelly is gonna be our 3 gap DT, so it makes no sense to draft a top 5 DT if we have our starter. As none of you dolt fans are aware, NT and DT are pretty much two different positions. The 2 gap and the 1 gap requires a completely different technique. In fact very very few rookies have ever come into the league and excelled at the NT position. It takes a certain body and a player that has played it most of his college career.
And neither Dorsey or Ellis were NTs in college, they were both 3 gap DTs, which is a position we feel is safely secured with Kelly, who we gave a big contract to play 3 gap. Why exactly would we spend a 4th overall pick on a 3 gap player -- just to have him compete will Kelly, with both players having huge contracts? Makes no sense.
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