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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Einstein McFly" data-source="post: 486324" data-attributes="member: 6663">Really good post. I agree with almost everything here. With Sherrod and Bulaga back and Barkley looking for a spot (maybe inside) I think our oline is okay. But as others have said, our Dline isn't really a well constructed 3-4 dline the way the 9ers is. When he shows up and can use his speed, Raji is a great NT who can dominate an all-pro like Sullivan in back to back games. He got owned on double teams though against the 9ers. Pickett is GREAT against the run and was our best run defender this year by far, but he's not a 3-4 end. It works fine to put him in there when we're playing the vikes because we know what they're going to do, but when there's more than just "stay put and close the lane" he's not built for it. When you have to read and react and chase like against Kapernick, forget it. Neal is the closest we have and he's shown some ability but again, both he and Worthy aren't really 3-4 ends, they're more like 4-3 tackles. The closest we had was Lawrence Guy but Indy picked him off of our practice squad and I guess he played pretty well for them down the stretch.  So yeah, Margus Hunt comes to mind, and maybe Jesse Williams as a more active version of Pickett for when he inevitably gets too old.</blockquote>

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