PARAM wrote:Some folks had Latu as the #1 edge....and he did go off first. But those who worried about his medicals (a disk removed) had Verse as the #1 Edge. Turner by some others. I wanted Verse after I watched the FSU defense. Had no idea we'd get both he and Fiske. Ram fans are going to love those 2.
As far as less talent "inside", anytime you lose a first ballot HOFer, you're gonna lose talent. But don't sell the interior group short. Kobie, Brown III, Desjuan Johnson, Fiske and Davis, possibly with contributions from Murchison (and Hoecht?) should grow into a good unit.
I think we're gonna like this defense.
In the beginning, I was just viewing the talent based off the rankings,
Latu looked great on tape,
But then after I started to watch the tape on the top four edge rusher,
I was like Verse all the way.
IMO, Latu is overrated,
cause he played in a weaker conference.
Plus, if you look at who he was rushing against,
primarily against the RT.
It's no wonder why he had so many sacks.
Whereas Verse, played in a stronger conference,
plus, playing against LT,
in which the better T is always on the left side.
During the senior bowl,
Latu was getting pushed around during one on one by the top tackles.