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http://www.jsonline.com/sports/pack...talent-but-most-likely-to-bust-376905641.html
For the fifth time in the last 10 years, the Journal Sentinel surveyed a cross-section of NFL personnel people regarding the most likely player to bust among the leading defensive linemen.
In 2008, ’10, ’12 and ’13, there was no clear choice on the unlucky soul tabbed for oblivion. With the number of votes cast fairly stable, the largest margin occurred four years ago when Quinton Coples drew 5 1/2 compared to 3 1/2 for both Dontari Poe and Devon Still.
It’s possible 25% to 30% of the players selected in the first two rounds could be defensive linemen.
“Everybody needs them, everybody wants one,” said a personnel director for an AFC team. “This is obviously the strongest group in the draft.”
If this draft had been held on Sept. 20, Nkemdiche might have been a top-5 pick. The night before at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, he created pressure that helped lead to three of Alabama’s five turnovers in the Rebels’ 43-37 victory.
“He was sensational that night,” said Phil Savage, the radio analyst for the Crimson Tide radio network and former general manager of the Cleveland Browns. “Alabama, for some reason, decided to run east-west against a very athletic defense and Nkemdiche ate them alive.”
For the fifth time in the last 10 years, the Journal Sentinel surveyed a cross-section of NFL personnel people regarding the most likely player to bust among the leading defensive linemen.
In 2008, ’10, ’12 and ’13, there was no clear choice on the unlucky soul tabbed for oblivion. With the number of votes cast fairly stable, the largest margin occurred four years ago when Quinton Coples drew 5 1/2 compared to 3 1/2 for both Dontari Poe and Devon Still.
It’s possible 25% to 30% of the players selected in the first two rounds could be defensive linemen.
“Everybody needs them, everybody wants one,” said a personnel director for an AFC team. “This is obviously the strongest group in the draft.”
If this draft had been held on Sept. 20, Nkemdiche might have been a top-5 pick. The night before at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, he created pressure that helped lead to three of Alabama’s five turnovers in the Rebels’ 43-37 victory.
“He was sensational that night,” said Phil Savage, the radio analyst for the Crimson Tide radio network and former general manager of the Cleveland Browns. “Alabama, for some reason, decided to run east-west against a very athletic defense and Nkemdiche ate them alive.”
