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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 546183">I keep beating the big man drum while remaining mystified at the general lack of recognition that we're a 3-4 team with no NT on the roster.  How is this supposed to work?I suppose there's some vague notion that Thompson will eventually sign someone or some combination out of the Raji/Jolly/Pickett group and that will be that (even if Jolly is not a NT and Raji hasn't shown us much at the position in the past 3 years).  And somehow, the performance, injury and age issues associated with those three big man incumbents remain generally unappreciated.And despite McCarthy's well-documented assertions to the contrary, there seems to be some peculiar notion that a smaller D-Line with more length and athleticism obviates the need to have an appropriate NT for playing in front of a back 7 relatively low on the physicality scale (not to mention the allegedly more lengthly and athletic DEs).We remain in need of 2 big men, from whatever source.</blockquote>

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