Mike Tanier’s Combine Notebook Day 5: D-Linemen Must Run Fast or Fall Behind

February 28, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

“It’s a pretty strong defensive tackle draft. And you know that doesn’t upset me.” – Dave Gettleman, general manager, Carolina Panthers.
If you love defensive linemen the way Gettleman loves defensive linemen, this is the draft for you. And lucky you, because the rest of us love quarterbacks and receivers, and this is totally not the draft for us.
Kidding! We all love defensive linemen. But let’s face it: There are drafts for the media (Eight quarterbacks could go in the first round, four saints and four sinners!) and then there are drafts for empire builders like Gettleman, who helped build the Giants Super Bowl defensive lines before building the Panthers’ Super Bowl defensive line. If you get excited when a three-tech tackle beats the whole offensive line off the line of scrimmage or an edge rusher gets a sack with a swim move and second effort, you will be a pig in slop this draft season.
Saturday was a showcase for just that...

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