Falcons: Potential Falcons First Round Picks - Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon

[RFlagg]

(02-05-2013 01:39 PM)cnasty Wrote:  At 243lbs, he seems pretty light for a 4-3 DE. He seems more to be like a 3-4 OLB. If we draft him, it'd mean we were definitely going hard on the base 3-4. And come on, dude is from PAC-12. Talk about inferior competition. This dude has big fish/small pond syndrome written all over him. It's just a little unnerving that his highlights are against teams like Nevada, Arizona, Washington State and the like. If you double the numbers he currently has, then you're looking at an unquestionable monster. You look at a player like Clowney who has 50% more sacks against better competition with roughly half the playing time. I know it's not fair to compare him, or anybody, to Clowney because of the difference in talent. I'm just trying to put things in a bit of perspective.

Pretty much the same thing I said. He'd need to add some bulk to be a 4-3 end.

As for Clowney, I'd love to have him, but he won't be eligible to enter the draft until next year, and unless we somehow end up with the #1 pick next season, I highly doubt we'll get him. He'll probably end up in Jacksonville or a similar team where he'll play out his rookie deal and then get paid.