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I would like to see the Colts pick this guy up.

http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/03/10/life-on-the-nose-todays-market-for-nfl-nose-tackles/

For years nose tackles were thought to be the big, plodding Casey Hampton type. They’d eat up blocks and prevent teams from running up either ‘A gap’. However, in recent years we’ve seen teams look for more impact plays from the spot, and for guys that can play in any situation. The constant success of Jay Ratliff in the Dallas defense and the excellence of Shaun Rogers in his debut season in Cleveland saw teams prepared to give guys who can get up field a chance as the centerpiece on a three-man defensive line. One of these guys to thrive in this role was Antonio Garay who came out of nowhere in 2010 to put forth a quite remarkable season.

What makes Garay different is that unlike both Pouha and Soliai who can take on double teams and play two gaps, Garay is very much an explosive, penetrating lineman who is at his best attacking one gap and getting up field. He’s not as strong as a player like Brodrick Bunkley, but has a quicker first step that means he’s more of a nuisance to quarterbacks. You only have to see how he has performed amongst defensive tackles in our pass rushing productivity study to see this. Year Pass Rushes Sacks Hits Hurries PRP Rank 2010 236 6 5 18 9.9 1st 2011 252 3 6 20 8.9 2nd

Top of the charts in 2010, it was only situational rusher Parnell McPhee that bested him in 2011 as Garay maintained his high level of productivity even though he found himself doing the majority of his rushing from the Chargers base defensive package. Given his low profile and how good he is at rushing the passer you’d think Garay would be all about the pass rush. However, it’s quite the opposite with the Charger also excelling when it comes to impacting the run game as the table below shows. Year Run Snaps Run Stops Stop % Rank 2010 204 29 14.2 1st 2011 256 21 8.2 11th

That kind of production, in both phases of the game, is astounding, so why is it that teams should be concerned by Garay? Well for one, this year the Chargers asked more of him and he seemed burdened by the increased expectations. The extra attentions defenses paid to him didn’t help either and he dropped from 2nd in our DT rankings to 31st. Then you have his age which, at 33, may put some teams off. For players whose game isn’t so much about getting up the field that need not be a worry, but with a player whose game needs this it has to be something of a concern? But that’s speculative and Garay’s play hasn’t dropped off a cliff yet so why would it start now? A capable one gap defensive tackle can play in a variety of schemes, and Garay is plenty capable with very little wear on his tires.

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Yeah, we had this discussion before. If we do play the Wade Philips 1-gap 3-4, we will have a bigger pool of NT candidates to choose from like Antonio Garay. Heck, even Nevis would make a disruptive 1-gap 3-4 NT, IMO, much like Jay Ratliff. But what we gain in personnel, we might lose on the coaching side since Pagano and Manusky primarily (though they have had smaller stints with the 1-gap) are 2-gap system guys.

If that is the direction they decide to go, we will know but signing Cory Redding points to the 3-4 hybrid, and the 3-4 portion of that is a 2-gap one.

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I would like to see the Colts pick this guy up.

http://www.profootba...l-nose-tackles/

For years nose tackles were thought to be the big, plodding Casey Hampton type. They’d eat up blocks and prevent teams from running up either ‘A gap’. However, in recent years we’ve seen teams look for more impact plays from the spot, and for guys that can play in any situation. The constant success of Jay Ratliff in the Dallas defense and the excellence of Shaun Rogers in his debut season in Cleveland saw teams prepared to give guys who can get up field a chance as the centerpiece on a three-man defensive line. One of these guys to thrive in this role was Antonio Garay who came out of nowhere in 2010 to put forth a quite remarkable season.

What makes Garay different is that unlike both Pouha and Soliai who can take on double teams and play two gaps, Garay is very much an explosive, penetrating lineman who is at his best attacking one gap and getting up field. He’s not as strong as a player like Brodrick Bunkley, but has a quicker first step that means he’s more of a nuisance to quarterbacks. You only have to see how he has performed amongst defensive tackles in our pass rushing productivity study to see this. Year Pass Rushes Sacks Hits Hurries PRP Rank 2010 236 6 5 18 9.9 1st 2011 252 3 6 20 8.9 2nd

Top of the charts in 2010, it was only situational rusher Parnell McPhee that bested him in 2011 as Garay maintained his high level of productivity even though he found himself doing the majority of his rushing from the Chargers base defensive package. Given his low profile and how good he is at rushing the passer you’d think Garay would be all about the pass rush. However, it’s quite the opposite with the Charger also excelling when it comes to impacting the run game as the table below shows. Year Run Snaps Run Stops Stop % Rank 2010 204 29 14.2 1st 2011 256 21 8.2 11th

That kind of production, in both phases of the game, is astounding, so why is it that teams should be concerned by Garay? Well for one, this year the Chargers asked more of him and he seemed burdened by the increased expectations. The extra attentions defenses paid to him didn’t help either and he dropped from 2nd in our DT rankings to 31st. Then you have his age which, at 33, may put some teams off. For players whose game isn’t so much about getting up the field that need not be a worry, but with a player whose game needs this it has to be something of a concern? But that’s speculative and Garay’s play hasn’t dropped off a cliff yet so why would it start now? A capable one gap defensive tackle can play in a variety of schemes, and Garay is plenty capable with very little wear on his tires.

if we can get him for a good price, he's def a stud
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Yeah, we had this discussion before. If we do play the Wade Philips 1-gap 3-4, we will have a bigger pool of NT candidates to choose from like Antonio Garay. Heck, even Nevis would make a disruptive 1-gap 3-4 NT, IMO, much like Jay Ratliff. But what we gain in personnel, we might lose on the coaching side since Pagano and Manusky primarily (though they have had smaller stints with the 1-gap) are 2-gap system guys.

If that is the direction they decide to go, we will know but signing Cory Redding points to the 3-4 hybrid, and the 3-4 portion of that is a 2-gap one.

So you think ALAMEDA TA'AMU would be a better fit then?

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Garay is pretty old, but if we're looking for an immediate impact, there is really no better guy out there. He would be good for a short term contract. He has some attitude issues, but it isn't too severe. I would love to have him as our NT.

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