I won't comment on the improbability. I will say, since no one else will, that DRob might be better as a NT than he has been thus far. Everyone think Ted Washington types are the only ones who can play NT, but Casey Hampton is proably the best NT in the league and DRob is a virtual clone.
I think he can play 3-4 NT, but I worry about what the physical ramifications of that will be like on his knee.
lol Dewayne robertson couldnt even keep vimla clean in the 4-3. what makes you think he can kep 2 ILBs clean in the 3-4? D rob gets man handled by one lineman thats what most of yall dont seem to realized. for some reason alot people see these phantom doubble teams he is getting.
His job in the 4-3 is totally different than what his job would be in the 3-4. He's not trying to eat up space and blockers in the 4-3.
:rofl2: you mean to tell thats not what he was tryna do? damn thats what i thought when i saw him playing last year... my bad..maybe he could be good a being fat and being in the way in the 3-4 than.
I agree. It seems like whenever someone mentions the 3-4 defense, people automatically assume you need a huge DL to take up blockers. So unless you are a 315+ pound gap filler, you have no place in the 3-4? I tend to disagree. Robertson has been a disappointment thus far in his career, but he is still young and has the potential to possibly thrive under a new system. I think that Mangini will give him a shot to prove himself, and D'Rob may surprise some people.
theres that word again.. for a guy who is gonna have a chronic knee problem. How do you explode off the ball with bad knees?
It would be very difficult. But I feel like his "chronic knee problem" is being blown out of proportion. If it was really that bad, he'd be out of the league. So who do you want as our NT? Ngata? Doesn't he have a chronic back problem. Everyone has their flaws...
personally i wouldnt mind watson myself...besides his motivation issues guy is big,athletic ,and talanted, and has experiance anchoring a 3-4 defense. get him in rd 2 scream at his ass a few times we could have a hell of a player.
To trade Robertson would be a slap in the face to the previous regime. It would be an admission that it was a mistake to trade for him in the first place.
DRob is a good player who dominated in 04. This year he was slowed up by inury didnt play next to a good NT which is what a 4-3 3 tech DT needs. He can take double teams though. He did it in 04 when he was healthy and Ferguson had a great year because of it and hes a good NT himself so they both kepth blockers off each other and were a great duo inside therefore Robertson can play NT.
you wanna see what dominated looks like look at Kevin williams #s who went #7 in that same draft. D rob hasnt dominated nothing he is average player who needs another great Dt next to him to look solid thats not a what i call a dominating player
Kevin Williams has nice stats, but I don't think he's that great. He's one of the main reasons everyone runs on the Vikes. What I think Dewayne excels at is keeping his feet moving, his eyes in the backfield, and the blockers off him. He has very nice power and can shed. I think he does not have quite the explosion or agility that some DTs have (such as Williams), nor does he have the speed that his 40 times suggested he would. That screams nose tackle to me.
one qiuck question. who says were never using a 4-3? everyone thinks were gunna run just a 3-4 on defense. the patriots mix up their D and throw a variety of looks including both 4-3 and 3-4 fronts depending on wat gives them the best chance to win. this leads me to thinking mangini plans on doing the same. which brings me to my point the D robertson is still worth keeping on considering he will be valuable asset to the team in the 4-3.
