Aaron Donald, DT, University of Pittsburgh. I haven't posted in quite awhile but I had to throw this on. Donald had a killer combine. At 6'1" 285 lbs he ran a 4.68 40, and benched 225lbs. 35 times. Was 1st team all-American and all ACC. Was Outland Trophy, Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Nagurski Award winner....Athletic freak who was unblockable last year. He is totally a Jerry Reese type pick.
Schwartz is nice but he can only play one position at a time.
I will agree that maybe you don't want him at DT on many run downs or the goalline but you could move him out to DE IMO for some downs. To me he sounds like a Randle, Sapp, Atkins, or even Ratliff type of player. He can always pack on a few more pounds if need be but he is going to blow up some plays just based on his quickness and strentgth. I think in the NFL teams will try to run right at him with success and I think often in between successful runs he will get a big tackle for a loss, pressure, or be in the backfield early. If Hankins and our linebackers do their job a guy like Donald can provide pressure inside. Right now we only have Jenkins for that, and I wouldn't be surprised if Jenkins played a lot of time at DE next year.
Everyone has bad games. You need to look at the body of work.
I also typically defer to the BPA strategy each year, but at least try to narrow it down somewha) into area(s) of need as well in order to get the best of both worlds.
In this case; however, I consider O-line an area of DESPERATION so I am looking for Reese to play it smart there.
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Reese like his DTs big and tall. 6'4/5" or so. 310/20 or so. Donald is short and small even for a college DT. Great athlete but how well will he do with a 320 lb. OG nose on nose with him week after week. I think he might be best as a 3-4 OLB like a bigger Terrell Suggs. There is always the exception though. Is he that guy?
Actually, look at last year's opening day roster at the position:
Linval Joseph 6'4"
Cullen Jenkins 6'2"
Jonathan Hankins 6'2" (by the way, the latest Reese pick at this position)
Mike Patterson 6'1"
Shaun Rogers 6'4"
Markus Kuhn 6'4"
So even though in 2013 Reese signed two free agent DT's at 6'2 and 6'1, and drafted another at 6'2, this year 6'1 is not a "Reese" pick because he's not "6'4/5" or so"?
I don't doubt that all things being equal, the Giants would rather get a guy with height (like Canty) and size. That's not to say that all things are equal, and especially not in the case of Donald vs. the rest of the DT class.
Thanks... puts to rest the inaccurate perception that the Giants DTs must be tall big guys. Patterson's how much taller than Donald? This DT's as fast as a LB, and if Donald's being double and triple teamed as a Giant, then JPP, D'Monster, Jenkins, Hankins, etc. ought to be ashamed. Would I want a 3rd and long package to be JPP, D'Monster, Jenkins and Donald, with our outstanding secondary in coverage? Yes, I would.