09-11-2017, 09:52 AM
Cotton being a converted TE isn't an issue. Many DL are converted from TE. Miami always converted TE to DL in their hey day. Warren Sapp is probably the most vivid example.
My concern has been that Stanford DL don't keep or add enough weight. Dylan Jackson is listed at 266, but he's 6-6. Michael Williams was once reported to be 305. He's now listed at 280. Swann isn't big either. You simply can't play a 3-man front with three guys who are so small, unless they have extraordinary quickness like Solomon Thomas has.Â
Listening to my favorite color analyst (Chris Spielman) on the Niners game (ugh), he said something like "the bigger the butt in front of me, the better I felt as a LB."Â Stanford needs bigger butts for DL.
My concern has been that Stanford DL don't keep or add enough weight. Dylan Jackson is listed at 266, but he's 6-6. Michael Williams was once reported to be 305. He's now listed at 280. Swann isn't big either. You simply can't play a 3-man front with three guys who are so small, unless they have extraordinary quickness like Solomon Thomas has.Â
Listening to my favorite color analyst (Chris Spielman) on the Niners game (ugh), he said something like "the bigger the butt in front of me, the better I felt as a LB."Â Stanford needs bigger butts for DL.