Rob0729

Mike Lombardi was on Sirius NFL Radio and spent much of the first part of his segment on Chandler Jones. Here are some of the highlights:

- He told Pat Kirwin (one of the hosts) before the draft that he felt Jones should be a top 10 pick because he is the best DE in the draft.
- One of the thing he loves about Jones is his arm length. He said it is one of the more underrated things in evaluating players. He said he talked to Brady after the Super Bowl and Brady said one of the toughest things he faced was the fact the Giants could get their arms up so high it was tough to get balls past the line of scrimmage. Said there are no extra points for batting down the ball ten yards down the field than batting it down at the line.
- Lombardi sees a lot of Willie McGinest in Jones. Expects him to play all over the place.
- For DEs in general, he thinks teams who dismissed DEs who they think can only rush the passer are stupid because in this pass happy NFL that is such a bigger part of their duties.

BradyManny

Great stuff.

I was really impressed with the games I saw of Jones that Ninja put up. The UConn and WV games were dominant. And I don't see why this kid can't contribute sooner than later. Reports of his rawness are overstated, I think. He's a freak, he's athletic, and he's strong.

And he has intangibles.

And not to sidetrack this thread, but one has to wonder if JPP and the Giants batting down of Brady's passing early in the game influenced his decision to loft that fateful ball towards Welker instead of try and rifle it in lower.

robertweathers

Perhaps on other throws but who knows about that one.

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BradyFTW!

When Mayock initially said that he thought Jones might end up being the best defensive player in this draft, Lombardi pretty much immediately agreed with him. Good to hear that from a guy who has an awful lot of experience evaluating players in NFL front offices.

Seels

I'm not one for hindsight at all, but I agree. I think the McGinest comp is dead on. I'm more excited for the Jones draft pick than any I can remember.

Joker

yeah..but this is nothing...that Coples guy the Rats drafted said today that he's ready to be an immediate All Pro THIS season...looks like we screwed up again...

The Scrizz

Got to hand it to them, they know how to pick guys who fit right into their locker-room. Will he be SB MVP too?

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BradyFTW!

FWIW, Mayock and Lombardi both said that before the draft, so even if you think that they're both Patriots homers (and a lot of people seem to think that), that wouldn't have influenced their opinions on Jones.

JMarr

Thanks for that synopsis. I didn't know much about Jones but loved the pick the minute I heard "OLB/DE", Mayock etc. started describing him, and the video highlights started to roll.

I agree with Ochmed that the McGinest comparisons are something to be completely pumped about.

Looks like BB snagged two absolute beasts for the front seven with his first two picks, and 3 more possible studs to help shut down the passing game in Dennard, Bequette and Wilson. This draft could be epic.

mcdonut16

For the record, the primary benefit to having long arms is that it allows the defender with the long arms to be able to create space between himself and the offensive player which allows the defender to disengage from blocks easier and in some cases never allow the blocker to gain any advantage or leverage at all over him.

If my arms are 35 inches long and your arms are 31 inches long, you can't touch me but I can touch you. This allows me to get into your chest first and then control you more easily and maintain a buffer by extending my arms which are longer than yours, which gives me options on how to get past you.

Being a younger brother, I remember my older and larger brother essentially stiff arming me in the forhead, and me taking full speed swings at him (after he pissed me off intentionally) while he was laughing in my face and my punches flailed about and connected with nothing but air. (still wish I would have had a chance to fight when we were both the same size !)

Combine the long arms with strength and speed, and well you get the picture.

The ability to bat passes down is another plus, but I believe secondary to the control advantage in a one on one match up.