Lots of potential here with these guys starting in the 3-4...

I'm optimistic about Dom's endurance, that had been a big part of his growth as a player at ISU, no pun. He came in as a freshman at ~350 and played about 20 snaps a game. He worked hard on conditioning and left at ~322 and an all game player. I'm a Cyclone homer and have nothing bad to say about the kid. Word is he's very coachable and loves the game.

BigAl99 wrote:

I'm optimistic about Dom's endurance, that had been a big part of his growth as a player at ISU, no pun. He came in as a freshman at ~350 and played about 20 snaps a game. He worked hard on conditioning and left at ~322 and an all game player. I'm a Cyclone homer and have nothing bad to say about the kid. Word is he's very coachable and loves the game.

Good insight, Al. The reports show he's a force until he gets fatigued, which I guess can be said about any player to some extent. We've got some good depth behind the iDL starters now....Taimani and LDR are best as rotational backups or situational guys. I think Taimani is going to have a competition for his backup spot with The Creature, Eric Johnson II. I don't see both making the roster. TID is that more athletic DE in the 3-4 that should be the top backup guy in that setup.

Banks is 23, Big Citrus is just 22

These guys are babies and will need some time & patience while they mature/learn their craft.

I hope they have a good plan especially for Banks and that foot. And I like JIT's idea to bring a vet on to that IDL for leadership.

purplefaithful wrote:

Banks is 23, Big Citrus is just 22
These guys are babies and will need some time & patience while they mature/learn their craft.
I hope they have a good plan especially for Banks and that foot. And I like JIT's idea to bring a vet on to that IDL for leadership.

Yep, and his suggestion just signed somewhere 😟😠

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/calais-campbell-returns-baltimore-ravens-155559498.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

StickierBuns wrote:

Yep, and his suggestion just signed somewhere 😟😠
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/calais-campbell-returns-baltimore-ravens-155559498.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Yah, read that yesterday...I'm still hopeful for some vet presence b4 TC.

Really wanted Campbell!

I think Reader is still unsigned

Couldn't be more excited about our DL. The starters are young, big, talented and dangerous, and the depth is good. Think about this: Vikings went from Harrison Phillips (6-3, 307) to a rotation of players getting snaps at nose last year. Allen (6-3, 300), Hargrave (6-2, 307), LDR (6-2, 300) and Redmond (6-3, 305) rotated at nose. I'm sure they'll still rotate for the purpose of disguise, but nowhere near as much as last year. It will be nice to have a dedicated nose in Orange to free Redmond and Banks to play where they're better suited. Redmond could have a massive year.

In the three years prior, Flores has had many opportunities to bring in a DT who better fits the nose tackle size profile, but failed to do so. Now I'm wondering if that was more KAM than BFlo. I can't believe I'm even typing that because it sounds so ridiculous, but who knows...