He’s just demolishing those Tennessee guards.

Alright sorry. If we’re sticking 4-3, then I love the idea of adding another DT. Let’s do it, him or Alualu. Commence thinking up a nickname for Price, and more specifically for Price-Bane. I got…Baneman and Problem. Get it? Like Batman and Ro…fuck.

I have a hard time seeing him fall to 40.

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If it goes down anything like John has scouted, I’ll be happier than a puppy with two peters.

Is he almost forced into being a NT due to his size?

I wanted a DT at 6. I will definitely settle with this guy … he looks beaaastly

It really depends on what he does there and the battery of tests that are very similar to alien abduction.

as opposed to the 11 times that we have 20+ scored on us.

That is Mocking the Draft’s analysis on Brian Price.
It definitely stood out to me as well that when he doesn’t get initial burst, he struggles to shed blocks.

But Mebane+Price=Success.

It seems that Price is virtually a Mebane clone. They appear to bring the same set of skills. My question is would you want two very similar players at DT?

His average mock draft position is 29.5, and that list includes players who went back to school like Jake Locker, so its really lower. Guys like Kiper and McShay consistently put Price in the teens, and some credible mocks even have him breaking the top 10.

That’s ok though, because Price is deserving of the hype and worth taking at #14, and in my mock, that’s where I took him. If he fell to #40, I’d shit my pants and flip out.

Everyone says this is a defensive line draft- and they are right. However, that begs for clarification. The DE class is very deep, with guys that would be 1st round prospects most years expected to be 2nd rounders this year (guys like Greg Hardy and Brandon Graham). The DT class is one of the best ever at the top, but quickly falls into mediocrity. In my view, for a 4-3 team, there are two elite prospects (Suh, McCoy), one near elite prospect (Price), and one solid 1 tech prospect (Dan Williams).

After that, the best remaining guy is Jared Odrick, who will probably be a late 1st pick but really shouldn’t be. I watched tape of him and he really struggles to wrap up tackles and is has very bad run awareness (and its not as if he’s a stud pass rusher). If I was grading him, I’d give him a 3rd round grade. The dropoff from Price to Odrick is really huge in my opinion, and even Odrick doesn’t reach #40 in most mocks. AluAlu is pretty average in my opinion, doesn’t have glaring weaknesses or strengths and I could be wrong but I think he played DE on a 3-4 defense. I could make this post really long, but in my opinion, this ceases to be a great DT class the moment Price is drafted, which could be pretty early since Suh and McCoy figure to both be drafted in the top 3 if not top 2.

who went to the same high school. Price asked Mebane for advice when USC’s linemen cut blocked Price into oblivion early in his UCLA career. Price’s father coached Mebane at their high school.

And they both wear #92, which I’m starting to think isn’t a coincidence.

he wears glasses that automatically make him cooler.

It was just two days ago, that I mentioned that it was time to give him a look. I even used the same youtube link that you provided.

with Brian Price. I know it is the highlight reel, but man the guy gets after it. In fact sometimes he blows into the backfield so fast that he loses his balance. A very disruptive force. He needs to wrap up some more tackles, he seems to have a few whiffs like Brian Russell, but this is a big guy charging through a big line so I guess the comparison isn’t the same. I like this dude.

Of course he would cost a fortune, but that would be a big add if we went 3-4. He’d be a monster next to Mebane in a 4-3, as well. NE could Franchise him (again?).

Even so, I would probably favor a cheaper, younger alternative. Price might be that guy. I’m not convinced he’d be the best 3-tech, yet, though.

and the data and his conclusions were VERY interesting. First, in the 5 games he scouted of Price, his point of attack win rate vs. the run was an elite 35.1% (vs. Suh 35.3%). He also negatively impacted pass plays (sack, tip, QB rush, holding penalty, etc…) at a 13.4% rate (vs. Suh 13.2%). However, Price was only in on 73.5% of snaps while Suh played 97.6%. Joyner concluded this might mean a durability issue for Price. In my mind it could simply be that UCLA believed in rotating tackles to keep them fresh. In any case, when on the field Price numbers are comparable to Suh’s and frankly better than McCoy’s. At least based on the 5 games scouted (7 games for Suh). Joyner concludes Price may well go mid 1st round (crack the top 10?) and be in the top-tier of DT’s with Suh and McCoy rather than slipping to the second and third round with the next tier.

I’ve seen him extremely highly rated.

It all depends on the pre-draft, but he might be worth a look.

God I hope not.

It should happen in this defensive tackle class, where after Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy are selected, other defensive tackle prospects should slip. Specifically, Suh and McCoy should be drafted by 4-3 teams, and nose tackle types like Dan Williams and Terrence Cody should be selected by 3-4 teams. That means Price is battling for the top spot among the second class of 4-3 tackles and because of that could easily fall into the second if not farther.

I think because Suh and McCoy are certainly gone within the first four picks, that Price is more valuable since he’s essentially the best 4-3 DT when looking at teams with 3-4 DT needs.
Assuming Suh and McCoy go 1 and 2, both those players will not be drafted because of a need, but because they are BPA. After that, any team that wants a 4-3 DT will go for Price, and I have to think that some team will want him (every team but Chicago and Carolina would have a shot at him before 40 I believe).

There looks to be quite a bit of demand for it still and I know personally I miss it. Should we just start a new one?