Those who keep whining for a 345 lb "1 tech" tackle to be drafted by the Cowboys, please stop:
1. Marineilli runs a modified Tampa 2 defense, to wit:
"The personnel used in the Tampa 2 are specific in position and required abilities.
All positions in this defense place a
premium on speed, and often the result is that
they are all undersized by league standards. The defensive linemen in this scheme have to be quick and agile enough to create pressure on the quarterback without the aid of a
blitz from either the
linebackers or the secondary..." A monster nose tackle is not the type of player Marinelli wants.
2. Marinelli is the defensive coordinator, as such players are drafted that HE WANTS, if he doesn't want big, lumbering (yes I know Vea is supposedly quick, but he's still a big guy) defensive tackles, the Cowboys won't draft one, at least not high.
3. If a big defensive tackle is drafted, likely Marinelli won't know what to do with him, and the draft pick would essentially be wasted. We've had enough of players who take up cap space and don't get to play.
Who knows, maybe Jerry or Stephen or Jason will put their foot down and change things, but I seriously doubt it.