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As we entered fall camp in 2021, we found ourselves in the thrilling throes of discussing Zach McCloud at DE and whether or not an undersized, 5* true freshman DT could somehow replicate Gerald Willis in his first ever collegiate game, vs Alabama no less. After feasting on the riches of Joe Jack to Garvin to Greg to Phillips and Quincy, we found ourselves picking through the buffet line for a converted LB and some kids who we liked in spots but weren't the type of dish we’d set in front of our wife or client.
While Diaz never had a barnful of the most dynamic DTs, the fall of last year was spent muttering, “JHH has NFL traits!” and “John Ford is a large human being” under our breath, between memories of G Will and Mongolian battlefield tactics of encirclement.
Then Mario cometh.
We didn’t get everyone we wanted in the portal, but everyone we got almost everyone else wanted, especially on DL. In the span of a month the outlook of this unit went from poopy dooku to “eh, strongest unit on the team?” Real studs, capable of winning real games, changing the course of a program. I like each of them for different reasons, but I don’t matter here.
Which dude do you choose?
While Diaz never had a barnful of the most dynamic DTs, the fall of last year was spent muttering, “JHH has NFL traits!” and “John Ford is a large human being” under our breath, between memories of G Will and Mongolian battlefield tactics of encirclement.
Then Mario cometh.
We didn’t get everyone we wanted in the portal, but everyone we got almost everyone else wanted, especially on DL. In the span of a month the outlook of this unit went from poopy dooku to “eh, strongest unit on the team?” Real studs, capable of winning real games, changing the course of a program. I like each of them for different reasons, but I don’t matter here.
Which dude do you choose?