Uncle Buck Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 6:45 AM, Purplexing said: I know you're discussing starters. But, rotation of DLs is commonplace. What about Graham vs Robison, etc.? IF differences between the two sets of 4 starters are small individually and in total, does the quality of DL depth make a significant difference in the quality of the two DL units? Probably depends on when we play them. If it's early in the year we could probably get away without having as much depth, but we saw in the playoffs what a difference it made for Philadelphia to have that rotation on the D-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 8:58 AM, vike daddy said: as good as our new Wall is, not one of them is better than their counterparts on the Purple People Eaters of the 70's. Hunter < Carl Eller Richardson < Alan Page Linval < Doug Sutherland (or maybe not...) Griffen < Jim Marshall that's how damn good awesome that line was. It's tough to compare to a legendary line like the PPE's, but how do you think 2018's team would compare to the one we had in 2009? Hunter - Ray Edwards Richardson - Kevin Williams Linval - Phat Pat Griffen - Jared Allen It would be interesting to see how people think these two lines compare. If we have a D-line that is comparable to what we had in '09 paired up with our current secondary, this should be a BEASTLY defense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Uncle Buck said: It's tough to compare to a legendary line like the PPE's, but how do you think 2018's team would compare to the one we had in 2009? Hunter - Ray Edwards Richardson - Kevin Williams Linval - Phat Pat Griffen - Jared Allen It would be interesting to see how people think these two lines compare. If we have a D-line that is comparable to what we had in '09 paired up with our current secondary, this should be a BEASTLY defense! Comparing 2009 to 2017 since we don't know how 2018 will play out: Griffen ~= Allen : Jared was a better pure edge rusher but Griffen is very good at that too, plus he's better at collapsing the pocket and against the run. Hunter >> Edwards : Edwards was a one trick pony who ran hot and cold. Hunter is a more complete DE, way better against the run. Kevin Williams > Richardson : Richardson is very good but KWill was a 1st team All Pro for 4 years in a row. Linval > Pat Williams : Prime Phat Pat would be a close match for Linval, but by 2009 he was 37 and starting to slow down. Similar overall, slight advantage to the current team IMO mainly thanks to Hunter vs Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplexing Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 9 hours ago, Uncle Buck said: Probably depends on when we play them. If it's early in the year we could probably get away without having as much depth, but we saw in the playoffs what a difference it made for Philadelphia to have that rotation on the D-line. I wasn't referring to the timing of a specific game, but the overall quality of the Iggles vs. Vikings DL anytime during the season. That was the discussion I was reacting to in my post. But, you may have a point that the two units are very close and the balance may shift later in the season of one unit has less quality depth to counter the effects of injury and fatigue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 21 hours ago, rpmwr19 said: The amount of free agents we have, and the cap space available, is definitely a Reason To Ponder. Christian's back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Love it! That's better than Wall of America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 What about Griffen and Hunter?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I can't be the only one who thinks these nicknames are a bit ridiculous. Let's see them play for a year, or even five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milanb Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I like this signing a lot more than I like the Kirk Cousins deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 3 hours ago, vikingsrule said: I can't be the only one who thinks these nicknames are a bit ridiculous. Let's see them play for a year, or even five. Lighten up and have some fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 12 hours ago, JDBrocks said: Love it! That's better than Wall of America. i prefer the Wall motif. incorporates the whole line that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, vike daddy said: i prefer the Wall motif. incorporates the whole line that way. I didn’t like the political connotation that would have likely been attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Just now, JDBrocks said: I didn’t like the political connotation that would have likely been attached to it. i never even considered there would be one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Just now, vike daddy said: i never even considered there would be one. Wall of America was on twitter for all of about 30 seconds before it got political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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