do our defensive tackles need to be in order to be successful run stoppers? (physical stats)

I'm curious as to what the fellow saintstalk people believe should be the right size.

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Posted by belowmebama

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Posted on 4/4/10 at 5:02 pm to jdrumdog

6'3 310lbs is great IMO

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Posted by Ryan3232

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Posted on 4/4/10 at 5:03 pm to jdrumdog

around 310 pounds. you dont want a player to be too tall either. being short is not a bad attribute for a DT.

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Posted by jdrumdog

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Posted on 4/4/10 at 5:27 pm to Ryan3232

so any less than 310 would be considered too small?

I realize what the average size of an NFL DT is, just wanted to know if we aim for anything like they offer fast food meals...regular, large, or extra large.

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Posted by tubucoco

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Posted on 4/4/10 at 5:33 pm to jdrumdog

Saints have had a lot of short, squattish 300 pounders, that's their problem, they get easily pushed around by bigger OLineman, and Hargrove though not short is more of a DE/DT hybrid very capable of collapsing the pocket, but not good against the run. The Saints have been in need of a big 6'4" or 6'5" 340 pound spaceater, run stuffer for a longtime. Someone on the Shaun Rogers mold. Getting Cody in a later round wouldn't be a bad deal for them.

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Posted by goatmilker

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Posted on 4/4/10 at 6:37 pm to tubucoco

+1...I'm tired now.

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