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  • August 7, 2015 at 2:25 pm #28271
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    …..round … pick
    2011 1 3 Marcell Dareus DT
    2011 1 7 Aldon Smith DE
    2011 1 11 J.J. Watt DE
    2011 1 13 Nick Fairley DT
    2011 1 14 Robert Quinn DE
    2011 1 16 Ryan Kerrigan DE
    2011 1 18 Corey Liuget DT
    2011 1 20 Adrian Clayborn DE
    2011 1 21 Phil Taylor DT
    2011 1 24 Cameron Jordan DE
    2011 1 30 Muhammad Wilkerson
    2011 1 31 Cameron Heyward DE
    2011 2 37 Jabaal Sheard DE

    And the Rams have 2 of them.

    Mixed in there’s some good A-/B+ level talent there, but then at the same time, there’s pure A level guys like Watt, Quinn, Dareus, and Wilkerson, all in the same draft. Smith was playing at a high level until he self-destructed. Heyward is still a highly rated 3/4 DE. Kerrigan became a 3/4 OLB like Smith, and he too is highly rated. That’s 6 top 10 pass rushing LBs + 3/4 & 4/3 DEs and 4/3 DT…plus Smith, who if he had not fallen apart would be the 7th…all in the same first round.

    And that includes one of the 2-3 best defenders in the NFL (Watt) and probably the best 4/3 right DE in the NFL (Quinn).

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