Two quick questions for Dawg fans

From what I saw, most of our success running came on the outside. While Mack is improving and doing a fine job, I think we could hae done the same thing with Hank Fraley in there. That being said, you can depend solely on the outside running game, as teams will catch on. As long as Mack continues to improve, we should become an even better running offense because inside runs will be used effectively as well. Pouncey looks like a more solid prospect than Mack coming out of college, so it wouldn’t be a bad draft choice by any means.

Mack absolutely was a great pick. Our running game improved tremendously and it is rare to find a guy to start at center from day 1. Center is probably right up there with quarterback in terms of mentally demanding positions and Mack performed admirably. I don’t know if Pouncey can be what I think Alex Mack is going to be (10 year man in the nfl, several pro bowls) but definitely center would be a decent investment.

Shaun Rogers didn’t “stick to the plan” as much as Eric Mangini would have liked I think. Mangini’s defense calls for the nose tackle to “two-gap” (essentially take himself out of the play sometimes in order to prevent blockers from getting up to the linebackers) I don’t think Rogers likes to do this, Rubin excelled at it.

No to scheffler. As much as I like him I think we are alright at the TE position.

I ask this because I am debating whether or not to target Maurkice Pouncey this year

Are you a GM with an NFL team? Weird comment.

relax. I’m one of many mock draft geeks living in my Mom’s basement.

1. Yes, Alex Mack was a great pick. Factor in that he sees 3-4 defenses in two division rivals it becomes even more important. Fraley was owned by massive NT’s and an upgrade was massively important. The Browns can now have a power running game.

2. The evidence for the defense being better without Rogers is a small sample size. The difference was .29 YPC. Here is a better breakdown. I am in the camp that Rogers is still our best NT.

3. Hells to the naw.

Ben watson will do we dont need scheffler….Alex mack turned out to be a great choice

1. Alex Mack was a tremendous pick. I do not think Pouncey is/will be as good, though. Mack did struggle at the beginning of the year on some shotgun snaps, and played a little undisciplined/was “thinking and not reacting”. Once he settled in, he made a huge impact.

2. The defense was better without Rogers. I don’t think Rogers being out was the cause of that improvement. I think Rogers is our best NT, but our best combination of 3 DL probably includes both Rogers and Rubin, which means Rogers at DE. I am fine with this some of the time, as we will probably rotate 4-5 DL regularly. Rogers is just such a physical talent that you MUST account for him at the NT position, while Rubin isn’t as big of a threat to offenses IMO. I wouldn’t be opposed to taking Dan Williams in the right scenario despite the apparent lack of need.

3. No way. I’d like to have 2 TE who are pass threats, but I’m willing to give Evan Moore a chance to be the #2 guy, and I think we could draft someone who would be more valuable to our team in the 3rd.

3. Oh, I lied, 3 questions actually. Do you guys want Tony Scheffler (TE) for one of your thirds?

Looks like you overestimated his market value by just a bit.