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12 minutes ago, rcon14 said:

There is no difference between combine athlete and field athlete. You can see those traits on the field.

At the end of the day, I have Fowler and Smith in a similar tier below the clearly top-end EDGE guys, I just have Smith at the top of that tier.

my interest in fowler is almost entirely prompted by athletic splashy plays against run and pass.  If there's a critique to be made, he's inconsistent.  Smith doesn't look like a plus athlete when I watch him, and fowler does.  Smith plays more than Fowler and hasn't become a marquee pass rusher, but he has enough to be a solid guy. 

 

Preston Smith's market will be exactly what it should be because he's the same guy he always is and there's a ton of information out there on him.

 

For me, the argument against Fowler is that he played on amazing DLs.  But what I watch is a really athletic NFL player who can win 1 on 1 and has good production given his limited opportunity.  That is a good recipe for a FA signing.

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Just now, skibrett15 said:

my interest in fowler is almost entirely prompted by athletic splashy plays against run and pass.  If there's a critique to be made, he's inconsistent.  Smith doesn't look like a plus athlete when I watch him, and fowler does.  Smith plays more than Fowler and hasn't become a marquee pass rusher, but he has enough to be a solid guy. 

 

Preston Smith's market will be exactly what it should be because he's the same guy he always is and there's a ton of information out there on him.

 

For me, the argument against Fowler is that he played on amazing DLs.  But what I watch is a really athletic NFL player who can win 1 on 1 and has good production given his limited opportunity.  That is a good recipe for a FA signing.

I'll allow the argument. I think I disagree on the level that those factors impact it, but I think it's a fair enough argument.

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3 minutes ago, 66PinG said:

Then I believe I have misread what you wrote...

Yeah it was definitely my bad. I forgot to add before the comparison that it was percentile ranking, not total rank. I could see why that would be very confusing. My bad.

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3 minutes ago, skibrett15 said:

switching gears... Suh is still my #1 free agent.  Now 2 years running.

he's the type of player you can play all across a front. I think it'd be tough to convince him to come with two guys already at his primary positions.

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3 minutes ago, skibrett15 said:

Thoughts on Trey Flowers?

I think he could fit. He's a powerful guy, but you're not expecting much in terms of bend/burst from him. He's benefited from high stunt-usage from NE's fronts, but he's not bad. Have him below Fowler and Smith in that 2nd tier of EDGE guys. He's fine, but not great. Solid EDGE2.

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