Dr LBC Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Toot toot! There's your Brockers "replacement" and spell/rotation for SJD and Gaines. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVRamsFan Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I'm good with this. As most will say probably more than he should have been paid but 95% of contracts so far were that way. AD one one end and a rotation of Gaines and Robinson at NT with Fox and Joseph-Day at the other end of AD. They clearly want to solidify the front 3 against the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Yeah I was a big Robinson fan when he was at Bama. Haven’t really followed his career in Detroit though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertuzzi Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Another really good signing imo. Dude was a beast in college i think we might see some good stuff now that hes teamed up with AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr LBC Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, NVRamsFan said: I'm good with this. As most will say probably more than he should have been paid but 95% of contracts so far were that way. AD one one end and a rotation of Gaines and Robinson at NT with Fox and Joseph-Day at the other end of AD. They clearly want to solidify the front 3 against the run. I still think that technically the alignment is closer to a 4-3 Over than a 3-4. So we're likely looking at a lot of interchangeability where the nose is the only position that doesn't move around a lot. Given that Robinson is a natural 2-gapper, that's likely his role, but he does have experience dating back to Bama playing multiple techniques and in both 3-4 and 4-3 alignments, so I wouldn't be shocked to see him shaded as a 1-Tech or even a 5-Tech at times, depending on the match-up. Realistically outside of AD, we may not have the same set downed linemen starters week to week, I can see the idea of being able to go matchup-based appealing to McVay, and that's one of the hallmarks of the Fangio-styled defense. Gives us two-gappers and stauncher run defenders for those matchups against run-heavy Seattle and San Fran, while allowing some of those same guys (and different ones integrating in) to focus more on eating blocks and freeing up others on the defense to make plays against more pass-happy Arizona and the like. Based off the way his teammates at Alabama talked about him too, attitude wise he's going to fit in really well with the culture on this defense. He's a talker, but not necessarily a complainer. If he sees something he doesn't like, he's going to speak his mind, but he's not going to undermine coaches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Need space eaters and guys who play the run. We had too many guys rushing up like If they were Donald! That’s why I hated Brockers the most lol. Like the super bad kid who goes off on his own and dies! Then screams lag! Hate you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr LBC Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 What's funny is my broke man's comp for Robinson is "Fat Rammy." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, The LBC said: What's funny is my broke man's comp for Robinson is "Fat Rammy." Don’t talk about Derrick Henry’s dad like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky_rams Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Don’t know much about him. Was he any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I don't know about this one. We just lost the Brockers comp pick. And that's a lot of money to pay A'Shawn. He should be effective in the role he plays with us (5-Tech run stopper), and I thought he was a guy we might target, but this was more than I hoped to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr LBC Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, ITS_RAMMY_PLAYBOI said: Don’t talk about Derrick Henry’s dad like that. You're Derrick Henry's dad, Rammy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 45 minutes ago, The LBC said: I still think that technically the alignment is closer to a 4-3 Over than a 3-4. So we're likely looking at a lot of interchangeability where the nose is the only position that doesn't move around a lot. Given that Robinson is a natural 2-gapper, that's likely his role, but he does have experience dating back to Bama playing multiple techniques and in both 3-4 and 4-3 alignments, so I wouldn't be shocked to see him shaded as a 1-Tech or even a 5-Tech at times, depending on the match-up. Realistically outside of AD, we may not have the same set downed linemen starters week to week, I can see the idea of being able to go matchup-based appealing to McVay, and that's one of the hallmarks of the Fangio-styled defense. Gives us two-gappers and stauncher run defenders for those matchups against run-heavy Seattle and San Fran, while allowing some of those same guys (and different ones integrating in) to focus more on eating blocks and freeing up others on the defense to make plays against more pass-happy Arizona and the like. Based off the way his teammates at Alabama talked about him too, attitude wise he's going to fit in really well with the culture on this defense. He's a talker, but not necessarily a complainer. If he sees something he doesn't like, he's going to speak his mind, but he's not going to undermine coaches. I think Gaines will be the NT. Robinson is likely the 5-Tech. If you look at Fangio's defenses, they've tended to use guys who were short and squatty NTs (Isaac Sopoaga, Ian Williams, Glenn Dorsey, Shelby Harris, Eddie Goldman, etc.). A'Shawn is taller than all of those guys, whereas Greg Gaines fits the archetype at 6'1" 315. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStark Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Love this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStanRamFan Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/04/01/nfl-draft-scouting-report-ashawn-robinson-alabama Pro Comparison on the bottom of this draft article: Michael Brockers. LOVE this signing. Turns 25 this week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 He is really hard to move and plays big and physical. Not much pass rush, but at least he doesn’t hide that fact. He was really good in 18 and dipped in 2019, but everyone in Detroit phoned in 2019. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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