Titans Sixth-Round Draft Pick (#190): Oklahoma State FS Markelle Martin

I thought Dareus was overrated and went too high in the draft but I do think he was 1st round material but should have gone later in the round. 5.5 sacks as a rookie at DT is pretty damn good. The league leaders (Smith, Kelly and Atkins) had 7.5 (note Klug had 7 sacks).

On the other hand Casey should have been a 2nd round pick and we got a steal in the 3rd. Not sure Casey is better than Dareus or going to be better but they might be comparable players. Casey had 2.5 sacks but often wasn't even on the field in passing situations.

 

You can lie to me... but you can't lie to yourself.

 

Dareus sucks, I watched quite a few Bills games for some reason, and he's invisible 90% of the time.

 

The position he plays isn't exactly the most visible. Some of the best DTs rarely make sacks or impact plays, but that doesn't mean they aren't extremely valuable.

 

If you combine rookie production with potential, I think you are going to find most people are going to put him in the top 10.

I like Casey a lot and liked him from the beginning, but that doesn't change anything about Dareus.

 

It changes that he shouldn't have been a first round pick.


But again, the guy was invisible his entire collegiate career. Expecting that to change now would be silly.

He had one good play in a championship game and got drafted because of it.

National spotlight is a powerful thing.

 

By that logic Tracy Porter should have been the biggest FA this offseason. It's not as simple as you may think Deuce.

 

Sure it is. The guy may merely be "solid"... which is fine. If he's a 3rd round pick.

You get get guys like Casey (better than Darius) in the 3rd... so taking Darius in round 1 is an absolute joke. He's no Brandon Thompson, and what rd did he go in?

 

I think the only thing that it shows is that you really don't follow football because you hadn't heard of Dareus until the NC game...

 

Anybody think this guy has a chance of being better than Griffin or Babs? I don't watch college much and see our safety position as a question mark. There's bound to be injuries at some point through out the year and I'm wondering if we could have another rookie step up like McCarthy/Casey/Klug/Ayers did last year.

I believe I heard another poster suggest that we're drafting based on packages and I believe that he's likely correct. Zach Brown will likely get a shot as a coverage linebacker and Sensabaugh might be given a shot in the slot. Both players have the speed to recover which could mean more break ups and INT's by playing man coverage.

I'd love to see this team start to man up on teams with help over top. It makes the zone much more effective and if we get good jams on blitzes we can greatly improve our sack numbers.