Before I ask about Tomlinson...for the "We traded Snacks for a 5th just to take his clone at #17 overall." I think that is a real oversimplification of what happened.
First of all, I think Lawrence is/will be a better pass rusher than Snacks. Also, Snacks was becoming a malcontent in the locker room and was 31 years old.
What I do think is interesting is that DG justified the Snacks trade by saying that it allowed Tomlinson to move to his more natural position.
Now what? Is Tomlinson our new 5T? Is he depth for Lawrence? That is a position you need depth for. Or is he a possible trade option?
I also think this might mean they really like RJ McIntosh and probably think more of Pierre Olson than we do.
Should be interesting to see what Bettcher does if the Giants keep Tomlinson.
Tomlinson will primarily play the 5 technique but both he and Hill can alternate between the 3 and 5. McIntosh and newly signed Olsen will back them up.
This is a VERY good run defending group.
Lawrence at 0 that should say
It’s all relative. Your NT needs to collapse the middle for those LBs to shoot the gaps.
Lawrence lined up at safety in the spring game once and actually looked good doing it.
Agreed. Rotating the big guys to keep them fresh will be a nice change, and might help with the weekly fourth-quarter collapses. Is there enough pass rush with Golden, Carter and a few other marginal contributors? Dunno. But Tomlinson was never a big factor there anyway.
This. He will play the 5 and move to 3 in 4 man fronts and that suits him.
BJ Hill, Tomlinson, McIntosh, Lawrence, Pierre (they seem to like him).
Need some Edge help - Carter, Golden, Carter currently, need some folks to push them. Carter had 4 sacks in limited time...maybe he has a breakout season. We need him to.