Brett Kollman’s DT rankings (1 Viewer)

[saintmike23]

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

High praise for Carter. Love his pad too.

Would love to have Turner late. Also agree with him on the kid from Clemson. Do not want.

 

[max]

Gets me excited about the Saints taking a DT

Other note: Can someone explain to me what Jalen Carter did? All these media people ever say is I’m not going to get into it or rehash it. From what I heard, all he did was car racing (which is dumb and dangerous but not that unusual for someone his age) and the car that he was racing against crashed and the people in it died. Is that correct? If that’s it, it’s tragic, but I don’t see how that is much of a character flaw. To me, what Kamara did is a much bigger character issue than car racing.

 

[saintmike23]

Yeah Carter will still go top ten.

What he said about Kancey was interesting: he can play edge 5i technique on running downs and move inside on passing downs. I tried to explore that idea in a previous post but many people said that his arms are too short.

He has Bresee rated Day 3. Mmhmm he’s on my do not draft list.

He thinks Benton and Mazi Smith could go in the first and has them top 40.

Siaki Ika is rated Day 3 since he’s solely a run stuffer.

I’m low on Kancey as a three down DT but if he can really change alignment like this then I’m actually much higher on him. How well he sets the edge is maybe still a question there. But he is good at block shedding.

If we are really committed to stopping the run then we get Mazi Smith. If we want someone between Smith and Kancey then we go Benton.

If we absolutely are set on DT then we shouldn’t wait until 40.

I’m intrigued by Kancey as an outside and then inside player. Yeah he has short arms but that doesn’t stop him from making pass rush moves that are hard to defend. But if we draft Kancey we will need another run stuffer. Maybe Ika or Keondre Colburn in the 4th. Or Moro Ojomo who is clinical in the run game by all accounts (he’s just not a huge, powerful run stuffer ).

 

[greatshow25]

Gets me excited about the Saints taking a DT

Other note: Can someone explain to me what Jalen Carter did? All these media people ever say is I’m not going to get into it or rehash it. From what I heard, all he did was car racing (which is dumb and dangerous but not that unusual for someone his age) and the car that he was racing against crashed and the people in it died. Is that correct? If that’s it, it’s tragic, but I don’t see how that is much of a character flaw. To me, what Kamara did is a much bigger character issue than car racing.

He left the scene and initially lied about where he was and about every being in the car that wrecked earlier.

 

[sammymvpknight]

Gets me excited about the Saints taking a DT

Other note: Can someone explain to me what Jalen Carter did? All these media people ever say is I’m not going to get into it or rehash it. From what I heard, all he did was car racing (which is dumb and dangerous but not that unusual for someone his age) and the car that he was racing against crashed and the people in it died. Is that correct? If that’s it, it’s tragic, but I don’t see how that is much of a character flaw. To me, what Kamara did is a much bigger character issue than car racing.

The accident is just part of the concern. Rumors of him not taking the game of football seriously, the he shows up to his pro day out of shape. If he fails…it’ll be the Jonathan Sullivan route…get some money, eat and be merry

 

[RJS]

He's higher on Jerrod Clark from Coastal Carolina than most. He's a really intriguing player. Looks like he has a lot of initial burst for a nose. There might be some untapped pass rush ability as he's pretty new to the position.

 

[Rouxble]

I’m low on Kancey as a three down DT but if he can really change alignment like this then I’m actually much higher on him. How well he sets the edge is maybe still a question there. But he is good at block shedding.

Both of the comps he gave for Kancey playing that alignment (Tuck and Bennett) had more reach than Kancey, so I don’t know that he would be able to make the same alignment shift described in the video. If that’s what it takes to make him a three down player and he can get it done, I’m all for it. He would probably play best on the weak side defending against cutbacks, but teams could use motion to get our front out of order if we tried to protect him that way. It may be better to keep him inside in an under front.

That said, I don’t think there is any denying his potential as a 3-tech pass rusher or a one gap run defender, but I can understand the concerns about him getting targeted with double teams. Still, playing on third down, in the two minute drill, and/or with a second half lead would still give him plenty of valuable snaps in his first year.

Edit to mention that the third down role may not be a fit for us, we played a fair amount of odd fronts in obvious passing situations with two LB’s on the LOS. We played a nose over the center with the ends out wide, and the LB’s lined up over the guards would alternate between rushing and coverage to keep the offense off balance. Onyemata was typically the nose in those sets, which contributed to his perceived decline in pass rushing productivity. I don’t know that Kancey would be a good fit in that same alignment.

 

[Rexman100]

How gutsy or crazy would we be if we traded up to 12 range and drafted jalen Carter. What would that cost? just curious. He'd be a day one dominator starter. The Raiders coming out first saying Jalen Carter is off their board, means they are absolutely drafting him and will trade up at all costs if necessary

 

[Rexman100]

The Raiders coming out first saying Jalen Carter is off their board, means they are absolo drafting him and will trade up if necessary

 

[Rouxble]

The Raiders coming out first saying Jalen Carter is off their board, means they are absolo drafting him and will trade up if necessary

A defense that bad needs an impact player to get things moving in the other direction, I don’t think anyone could fault them for drafting Carter. Their free agency seemed heavily focused on the offense, which was better last year than they get credit for.

 

[Rexman100]

A defense that bad needs an impact player to get things moving in the other direction, I don’t think anyone could fault them for drafting Carter. Their free agency seemed heavily focused on the offense, which was better last year than they get credit for.

They are the Raiders too, it’s in their DNA, they have always sided with the unloved anti-hero’s Ie the ”bad guy”. Starting with Al Davis which was constantly at odds with the NFL. It’s why there was a lot of fans that hate Derek Carr. Derek Carr didn’t wear a black cape and have a handlebar mustache. Its also why the jets were so high on Carr, because everyone knows that by Oak getting rid of a Carr, wasn’t necessarily an indictment of his talent but more so that Carr doesn’t fit their image. How much traction got out that carr doesn’t have the talent anymore ?? No one said such thing.

 

[RJS]

A defense that bad needs an impact player to get things moving in the other direction, I don’t think anyone could fault them for drafting Carter. Their free agency seemed heavily focused on the offense, which was better last year than they get credit for.

I actually take them at their word. I don't think they will take Carter on the heels of the Henry Ruggs tragedy.

 

[Rouxble]

I actually take them at their word. I don't think they will take Carter on the heels of the Henry Ruggs tragedy.

It’s a fair point. A consideration also is whether, if Carter does have character concerns, whether the Raiders culture is strong enough to absorb it. I think plenty of people would say no, but it really depends on how effective McDaniels will be in year two on changing the culture.

 

[SAINTSFAN]

Don't usually pay much attention to Kollman. He tends to try and go off the grid a lot of times in an attempt to be the one who "called it."