eakfootball
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If you completely disregard Mccoy's poor rookie season which of the two is/was the better prospect?
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Who was the better DT prospect going into the draft (1 Viewer)
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Andy Dufresne
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Dareus
Sweet Love
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Really? I "think" I remember hearing less criticsm in regards to McCoy's game last year than we are hearing with Dereus this year.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
It would depend on the system since Dareus comes from a 3-4 and Saban's system and McCoy came from a 4-3 but both were considered to have the ability to start in either system but Dareus could 'probably' play NT but McCoy at 295lbs coming out wouldn't fit. McCoy was the superior 4-3 DT prospect and has the highest upside IMHO so I say McCoy without a doubt would be higher rated if he were in this draft.
Last year many pundits were speculating that McCoy was a higher rated DT than Ndamukong Suh and should have been taken before Suh. McCoy was at Oklahoma for four years, he had more starts/stats/production than Dareus. McCoy didn't bust last year, he got injured and missed the final four games of the season but still was productive last year with over 40 tackles and a couple of sacks, nowhere near Suh but Ndamukong is a generational type of player who only comes out once every 25 years so its not fair to compare McCoy with Suh but last year at this time many NFL talking heads were openly saying that McCoy was the better prospect than Suh but no-one would would say the same with Dareus.
McCoy would be higher rated than Dareus and would be a lock to be the first pick if he were in this draft IMHO.
Last year many pundits were speculating that McCoy was a higher rated DT than Ndamukong Suh and should have been taken before Suh. McCoy was at Oklahoma for four years, he had more starts/stats/production than Dareus. McCoy didn't bust last year, he got injured and missed the final four games of the season but still was productive last year with over 40 tackles and a couple of sacks, nowhere near Suh but Ndamukong is a generational type of player who only comes out once every 25 years so its not fair to compare McCoy with Suh but last year at this time many NFL talking heads were openly saying that McCoy was the better prospect than Suh but no-one would would say the same with Dareus.
McCoy would be higher rated than Dareus and would be a lock to be the first pick if he were in this draft IMHO.
gandalas
Footballguy
Holy Run-on Sentence, Batman!
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Dexter Manley
Footballguy
This pretty much nails it. Predraft last year, there were many people who actually had McCoy ranked higher than Suh. (Personally I thought they were crazy after having watched both guys throughout their careers, but whatever.)This year I've yet to hear a single person say there's any DT in this draft that's comparable to Suh. In fact, all I've heard is that there's no one close to being a Suh-like player in this draft (including Dareus). Through logical deduction, one can conclude then that McCoy would be rated higher than Dareus by most people since last year there was a vocal minority of people who had McCoy rated higher than Suh.In fact, I think McCoy would probably be ranked #1 on a lot of teams' draft boards if he were in this draft instead of last year's.
