All I want for Christmas is...

[8467thekraken]

...Andrew Billings.


Better than getting a DB at 25. Just don't know if he would still be there.

[SS Laser]

Lol! DLine hype is rolling now! I agree with you sir but think a trade up would be needed to get him. Do you do that for him?

[grotonsteel]

...Andrew Billings.


Better than getting a DB at 25. Just don't know if he would still be there.

Is Andrew Billing better than Steve Mclendon??

I saw some videos of Billing and he is not that impressive. Again i am not a draft guru but he was not that disruptive especially against Oklahoma and Kansas.

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[8467thekraken]

Lol! DLine hype is rolling now! I agree with you sir but think a trade up would be needed to get him. Do you do that for him?

No. I don't think you trade up. Especially given the fact that we are light on picks this year.

But that's why it's a Christmas wish. Strange things happen from time to time.

[RuthlessBurgher]

I'd be quite happy with Billings or Jarran Reed at #25. If I had to make a Christmas wish, though, it would be for Vernon Hargreaves III...a bona fide top 10 prospect at CB who might fall a bit because of pedestrian Combine numbers while other potential first round corners put up significantly better numbers at the underwear Olympics. Do I think he actually falls all the way to #25...no way...but as you said, strange things happen from time to time (I never thought there was any realistic chance that DeCastro would actually fall to us at #24 a few years ago, and then it happened).

[Iron City Inc.]

Billings is a talent and I'm not sure he makes it to 25.
Things I like: He plays with a low pad level.
Quick off the snap and can penetrate.
Seems to have a good motor. (Check him run down the rb after the back catches a check down pass in the Kansas game)
Things I don't like:
Plays a little to chest to chest. That won't work well against 330 lbs NFL linemen who also know how to hold.

He is mostly a "0" so I do not see him being a great fit in our scheme. We run base 3-4 only 30% of the time. That said he is a player who should be a very solid pro.

[Rara]

I'd prefer Jarran Reed over Billings. I, too, don't find Billings that impressive.

[SteelCrazy]

Billings is decent but not good enough for me in the 1st round.

He gets lost sometimes when lines pull.

He takes plays off.

He does win easily sometimes.

[SS Laser]

Wow some of you guys just pee'd in my Cheerios! Thought Billings was a man among boys as some were talking him up at the combine. But I only watch clips posted here. And the tape tells the truth. Going to need a special player IMO to be that player needed in sub packages to put more heat on the QB and give a rest at times to the starting stud DE's.

[squidkid]

we should have our choice of good DLs in the first if one of the top cbs or olbs doesnt fall to us
i think we could trade down a dozen spots or so and still get a good DL

[Oviedo]

Two words: Vernon Butler

[NJ-STEELER]

Wow some of you guys just pee'd in my Cheerios! Thought Billings was a man among boys as some were talking him up at the combine. But I only watch clips posted here. And the tape tells the truth. Going to need a special player IMO to be that player needed in sub packages to put more heat on the QB and give a rest at times to the starting stud DE's.

If he was a ngata or dontari Poe, he would not last to the 20s. Those guys come off the blared quickly

[SteelCrazy]

I don't even like A'Shawn Robinson at 25. I feel it's a very weak DL class for 1st rounders.

[Chadman]

Austin Johnson, Penn St

[RuthlessBurgher]

Austin Johnson, Penn St

In round 2...absolutely. But there will be better values than him at #25, methinks.