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Originally Posted by Direckshun
You have to be able to counter whatever a defense brings, and the best defenses always have a guy of amazing athleticism and strength, that demands you need to be able to neutralize that power.
I'm of the opinion and the tackle positions are incredibly important. I think the Chiefs should have kept both Albert and Winston.
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IMO, if Don Stephenson stayed in school for his senior season, he would be in the conversation for the first offensive tackle being selected this year. The guy is extremely athletic, has excellent feet and is prototype in terms of size.
Combine numbers for Big Don:
6'6"
312 lbs.
34 1/2" arms
40 yard: 4.94
Vertical: 35.5"
Broad: 114"
Those are absolutely ridiculous speed/burst numbers for a guy of that size.
The guy only needed another year of weight room time to build his strength up to the frame, which he's done with the Chiefs.
Personally, I thought it was a pick of the same level of Jamaal Charles when he came out early and we got him with a third. I said it when we drafted him, that if he (Charles) stayed in school, he would have had a legit shot at the Heisman and it was the steal of the draft. In fact, this (Stephenson) is the guy that Pissholi is going to hang his hat on for future jobs IMO. (Along with Houston.)
Stephenson is going to blow up this year. Book it.