Doing things to solidify his draft stock today.
Ty Robinson
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Hard to replace him next year.
Impossible to replace. Everyone else's job on that defense is getting a lot tougher and people will have to play a lot better.
He played like a 1st or 2nd round pick for us this year. It should be interesting where he winds up. The draft is deep with DTs this year. I heard a scouting report that said Ty is tight in the lower body and that will hinder his potential at the next level.
I don’t see either side of line improving next year -Unless they get even more portal help.
The Oline returns 3 of 5 starters and adds a guy who started at Bama and now apparently Spindler as well. So all projected starters along the line are returning starters. The OLine should be better. It’s hard to replace men as large as Ty and Nash at their level of athleticism. RVP is a younger version of that. They need a second big guy to play on run downs at least. They have Jeudy, Sua, Parrot and the transfer from MS St. as bigger DT types. Maybe the Terry kid coming in adds some weight and gets some reps.
Both Ty and Nash feel like they’re going to be major steals for somebody.
I’d be interested to see either of them under Vrabel
I’d be interested to see either of them under Vrabel
Campbell really transformed him. He was strong but slow/fat under duvall.
Whatever. The stupid shit scouts focus on instead of on the field performance. He went up against top OL all season in the Big 10 and dominated.
Defensive line was a strength this past season and won’t be this year. But maybe they are good enough, because I think the LB and DB rotational talent is better. Rhule hinted at possibly variability in fronts. With a kid like McCullough playing Rover, NU could show a 4-3, 3-4 or 3-3-5 on any play.
Probably true. But our DL is the main reason our defense has been what it was under White imo. But you don't lose Ty, Nash, Butler, Sherman, Williams, and even Wallen without some drop off imo. Hard to be a "good" defense in the BIG with "average' DL play imo.
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I've thought for a while now that the key to our defense taking the next step is to get playmakers at the 2nd and 3rd level and get off the field earlier and create more turnovers. I think the OU transfer should help with that. Shavers as well. McGahee has a knack for strip sacks. Wright was our best secondary player.
So, we could have a statistically worse defense but the D could help us win more games.
I think he's going to be a good NFL player. What did Ty NOT do in college? Sacks, batted down passes, 4th down stops, played fullback, blocked kicks. I'm hoping that my Steelers can nab him if he slips to the 3rd round, and I usually don't hope for the Steelers to draft Nebraska guys.
lots of fans are also clueless as to what constitutes a high draft pick
not their fault, of course, since we don't get to see many
We tend to inflate the draft prospects of our favorite players and downgrade guys we have a beef with. It’s always fun to see where they land. Ty has lots of competition for a draft spot at DT. I like both he and Nash’s pro potential better than Vincent Valentine but for some unknown reason Belichick took VV early. I don’t think he lasted 2 full years in the league. I just don’t think Ty and Nash are explosive enough athletes to make much of a mark in the NFL but we’ll see. Best of luck to them. They were very solid players for us and about the best people you could ask for. I didn’t think Harrison Phillips would stick around as long as he did too so….
All it takes is one coach or GM to fall in love with a guy. Mid rounds are still good.
Very true. And really, a lot of these guys have a range that they can fall in. Ty could honestly go 2nd-5th at this point because the DT class is deep. If a team likes Ty, but has him rated about even with four others, they may wait to draft a DT figuring that someone will probably fall to them in the next round. A few teams, like the Steelers, may rate Ty as high as a 2nd rounder. But if a stud DT falls in round one, the Steelers could go DT in the first round and move on to CB and WR in the next couple rounds. It gets more unpredictable the lower a person is rated.
Side note: Tommi Hill did not have a good Senior Bowl week. Scouts said he looked slow. Might have to play safety. I heard that he left the practice field with an injury at one point. I'm not sure that he even played in the actual game.
