Copper Griz said:
Anyone worried about the D Line? Two DT’s approaching 3 bills and then a pretty big drop off in weight and experience. Sure would like to see more depth up front. About the only real concern I have as a fan. Offensively the Griz will be tough to shut down. Defensively - a couple of big D Line drop downs would be nice. Don’t think it is going to happen though.
I'm going to say not worried. I'd rather we had a few more 300's on the defensive line but those guys are hard to find and are mostly playing for Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, etc. Our D scheme requires strong, quick guys who can blow up A and B gaps, or cause overloads that tie up TE's and stops Guards from pulling (basically eat up blockers) so that our LB's can make plays. To misquote Rick Petino "Warren Sapp ain't walking through that door."
I feel like Gruber, Alford, maybe Brown, and the Demming who doesn't catch TD's can hold down that spot. I'm probably missing a guy or two but since nobody talks football on this site. LOL Who cares?