Trysten vs Taco

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A lot of people have been making the comparison between the circumstances of the pics, but I am looking at it from a slightly more optimistic angle.

The taco vs tj decision came down to scheme, position, and watt's knee injuries. so Taco was almost the default choice because tj had warts (to them).

With trysten, this is their guy. they wanted him, they love him, and when it came down to him or thornhill (who they also loved and is everything they'd want from a safety) they chose this kid. weren't forced to by the board breaking poorly, or their guy getting sniped. the board broke pretty favorably for them, and they confidently made the decision. reminds me more of the lve pick than the taco pick

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I have to disagree. Our interior line is why we exited the playoffs.

The Rams game was not typical, we were really good against the run last year............5th or so if I remember correctly.

The problem with the Rams game was tipping. They picked up our signals and figured out what our blocking scheme was and just countered it. That is why they ran for like 400 yards.

In other words, it was a scheme problem and not a talent problem against the Rams. Like I said, we were a top 5 team during the regular season stopping the run.
 

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The Rams game was not typical, we were really good against the run last year............5th or so if I remember correctly.

The problem with the Rams game was tipping. They picked up our signals and figured out what our blocking scheme was and just countered it. That is why they ran for like 400 yards.

In other words, it was a scheme problem and not a talent problem against the Rams. Like I said, we were a top 5 team during the regular season stopping the run.


no matter what the scheme is , when the rams ran almost 300 yards on the cowboys , you know the problem is the in the defensive line ...
 

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I would have gone with the safety because it is the biggest need this year.

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I would have too, I’m just more recognizing that for as good as we’ve said they are at drafting, I think it’s even more apparent when they get their guy. Doesn’t seem like there was much dissenting opinions
 

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The Rams game was not typical, we were really good against the run last year............5th or so if I remember correctly.

The problem with the Rams game was tipping. They picked up our signals and figured out what our blocking scheme was and just countered it. That is why they ran for like 400 yards.

In other words, it was a scheme problem and not a talent problem against the Rams. Like I said, we were a top 5 team during the regular season stopping the run.
How many playoff teams did we play during regular season? Serious question. Good teams find your weak spot, and exploit it. If you are a legitimate run defender, that shouldn't matter. Talent beats talent. We've been soft in the middle for a LONG time. Irving was our only true stud, and he didn't play. Our secondary didn't lose that game. That's all I'm saying.
 

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The Rams game was not typical, we were really good against the run last year
They were good against the run but the Commanders, Colts and Rams really exposed the Cowboys defense when they couldnt just bring Jeff Heath up to help with the run. LVE couldnt shed his blocker to make the tackles either. When Antwaun Woods got hurt the defense wasnt as good.
 

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Not as much pressure for a late 2nd round pick as a 1st round pick like Taco. We wont even expect Trystan to start this year.

Which basically means no impact players in draft this year. Kinda reminds me of our Special Teams draft in 2009. I’d rather of used a couple late round picks to move up a little.
 

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The Rams game was not typical, we were really good against the run last year............5th or so if I remember correctly.

The problem with the Rams game was tipping. They picked up our signals and figured out what our blocking scheme was and just countered it. That is why they ran for like 400 yards.

In other words, it was a scheme problem and not a talent problem against the Rams. Like I said, we were a top 5 team during the regular season stopping the run.
I’m not sure that ranking accurately defined our rushing defense. We often ,after we begin our win streak , were leading in games and teams had to throw to catch up. Similar to 2016.

I’d agree with part of your analysis in Ram game. Similar to what happened early in Packer playoff game in 2016. We made adjustments to come back but it was too much to overcome.
 

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Can he beat out Crawford, Collins or Woods?
Within Marinelli’s 8-man D-line rotation, he’ll certainly get the opportunity to compete.

In Rod’s world, the lines between “starter” and “backup” are not as sharply drawn as with other DCs.
 

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The entire defensive scheme was owned by the Rams.

48 rushes 273 yards 3 TDs is more than the 2 DTs.

Tale a look at what Marinelli was doing in that game.

He's a stubborn man.

I don't disagree with that at all. However, look at how many of those run plays went right through the gut.. They used motion to pick us a part. Yes. However, that's only effective if the interior is weak. The Rams offense is just really good. At the end of the day, it was a mixture of our failures to add depth to our interior line (plus injuries, and suspensions), and our inconsistent offense. We didn't get blown out. We just didn't win at our game. THEY controlled the tempo, and clock. That's really what beat us. We were on our heels the whole game.
 

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A lot of people have been making the comparison between the circumstances of the pics, but I am looking at it from a slightly more optimistic angle.

The taco vs tj decision came down to scheme, position, and watt's knee injuries. so Taco was almost the default choice because tj had warts (to them).

With trysten, this is their guy. they wanted him, they love him, and when it came down to him or thornhill (who they also loved and is everything they'd want from a safety) they chose this kid. weren't forced to by the board breaking poorly, or their guy getting sniped. the board broke pretty favorably for them, and they confidently made the decision. reminds me more of the lve pick than the taco pick

my two cents

Trysten shows up on tape. He makes plays. He looks to have a high motor, he has a mean streak. Taco has nothing but "measurables". which amounts to nothing.
 
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