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Originally Posted by OldSchool
Aaron Donald is more than strong enough to hold up in the run game and, more often than not, can make the play in the backfield. Go watch him play before you make assumptions about his size and how it affects his ability to play.
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He is extremely undersized for a 3-4 defensive lineman. He would do just fine in a 4-3.
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Originally Posted by OldSchool
His arm length is 32 5/8 inches, that's not short and pretty good for his height.
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He is short, and his arms are short.
check this out. Defensive lineman from the 2012 and 2013 drafts were analyzed by their NFL PFF score from their rook year and their arm length.
You'll notice that there's a clear shift in grades from player with arm lengths above 34.25 inches (the grey dotted line). The performance within each section is fairly neutral, but that threshold seems to make a difference in rookie year performance
Since taller people generally have longer arms, I would think that height affects performance, as well. It's partially true, but with a slightly different look:
The space between players at a given height starts to shrink. This is called funneling. To take all of this a step further, I summed heights and arm lengths, then plotted the same information. They grey dots still represent players, just marked as outliers of the group to help you see the trend:
No shift. No Funneling. This is just a strong positive trend.
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Originally Posted by OldSchool
He maximizes the use of his length on almost every snap. He is by far the most impressive DT in this draft in his abilities on the field.
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he will make a nice 3tech
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Originally Posted by OldSchool
As for a guy who plays all of the time, you do realize that that's what got our defense into trouble later in the year right? Guys being worn out due to a lack of rotation.
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its important to get depth players that can play all 3 downs. Aaron Donald would be limited to a role player in the chiefs 3-4 defense.