Tackles can all agree on one big thing
BY JIM WEXELL
For The Tribune-Democrat
INDIANAPOLIS — The best offensive tackles in the country became repetitive when the question of pass-rushers was put before them.
“Guys like Anthony Spencer,” said big Joe Thomas.
“Mathias Kiwanuka was pretty good last year,” said Ryan Harris. “Anthony Spencer was pretty good this year.”
“Anthony Spencer from Purdue,” Levi Brown said, finishing with a crescendo.
Brown went on, moving his mouth closer to the microphone to make sure he was heard clearly.
“Without question he has a lot of speed and power,” Brown said. “He’s the best defensive end in this draft. You all should draft him.”
All of those elite left tackles believe that to be true. Spencer gave Thomas his first, and perhaps only, good battle of the season. Against Harris and Notre Dame, Spencer made a career-high 15 tackles, including 41/2 for loss and 11/2 sacks. Against Brown, the Penn State left tackle, Spencer provided the scouts with a tremendous back-and-forth showcase all through Senior Bowl week.
It's quite simple really. It amazes me how some people forget how fast our season went to sharte after Ellis went down last year. This guy has dominant pass rusher written all over him. With Ware and Spencer, we could have a dominant pass rush for years to come. Not to mention it would go a long way toward solving our problems at FS. Two birds with one stone. Draft this guy Jerry.