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Saints defense under Staley
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:41 pm
I didn't watch much this year, is he a guy with outside backers on the line with a Nose or not, I've noticed we've been busy at LB, if Styles somehow fell to us would he be an on ball outside backer Edge guy?
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Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:47 pm to ForTheWin81
Ellis can be versatile and I "think" he was the move that the Saints made to address after Demario left.
Styles remind me of Fred Werner but probably just may more of a freak of an athlete. I do think that if Styles is available there is a conversation but most of the time teams know who will be there. Signing Ellis makes me think they won't go that route, but we've been surprised before.
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if Styles somehow fell to us would he be an on ball outside backer Edge guy?
Styles remind me of Fred Werner but probably just may more of a freak of an athlete. I do think that if Styles is available there is a conversation but most of the time teams know who will be there. Signing Ellis makes me think they won't go that route, but we've been surprised before.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 8:18 pm to LooseCannon22282
I think styles is closer to Anthony barr.
Could play anywhere
Could play anywhere
Posted on 3/17/26 at 8:36 pm to ForTheWin81
It's mostly a 4 or 5 man front with 2 standing edge defenders on the line plus 2 to 3 down linemen. Then you have the two stand up inside backers off the line in the box.
So sometimes a nose tackle, and others a more spread front.
But from what I know of Styles he is a stand up backer that can blitz occasionally, much like Elliss or Davis.
So sometimes a nose tackle, and others a more spread front.
But from what I know of Styles he is a stand up backer that can blitz occasionally, much like Elliss or Davis.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 8:45 pm to htran90
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I think styles is closer to Anthony barr.
Could play anywhere
There has been some scouts that believe that Styles would be more valuable (and has the traits to do it) as an edge that has positional versatility
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:15 pm to ForTheWin81
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I didn't watch much this year
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we
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us
nah dog. kick rocks.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:43 pm to htran90
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I think styles is closer to Anthony barr.
agree to disagree
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:49 pm to LooseCannon22282
Styles is the next Cie Grant
Borderline 1st rounder who rockets into the top 10 after his 40
Borderline 1st rounder who rockets into the top 10 after his 40
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:04 pm to jmcwhrter
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Styles is the next Cie Grant Borderline 1st rounder who rockets into the top 10 after his 40
except Cie was selected in the third and ran a 4.7
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:36 pm to Proximo
Man, come on with the Cie Grant shite lol, that's a blast from the past
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:40 pm to infantry1026
I saw that he had 6 or 7 sacks in 24, with his size and freak athleticism, I definitely think you'd want to try to try him on the edge standing, I think that you'd be wasting alot of athleticism by immediately just putting him in the middle, I doubt he'll be there for us, but I bet he ends up playing out on the edge somewhere
Posted on 3/17/26 at 11:44 pm to jmcwhrter
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Styles is the next Cie Grant
Borderline 1st rounder who rockets into the top 10 after his 40
You’re thinking of Mark Fields. Cie Grant was slow, but had safety movement skills.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:24 am to Magazine St
The intriguing thing about Styles would be how versatile he is due to his athleticism. One play he could be in the middle, the next he could rush off the edge, then he could cover in zone… With Ellis being versatile too, could make it hard for opposing QBs
Posted on 3/18/26 at 5:13 am to ForTheWin81
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I've noticed we've been busy at LB
Busy? Besides Ellis, what other LB moves are you referring to ?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 8:29 am to ForTheWin81
quote:You'd be wasting more of his talents by putting him on the edge most of the time. He can and has also blitzed from the middle, and he's a guy that's good to put on the edge on occasion rather than that being his predominant position.
I definitely think you'd want to try to try him on the edge standing,
He also had only 2 and 1 sacks in the years around 2024, making that year more of an outlier on an uptick rather than something you definitely can rely on him to do.
He's a stand up backer who can occasionally blitz, not an edge rusher who can occasionally play stand up lb.
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 8:30 am
Posted on 3/18/26 at 12:54 pm to bonethug0180
I personally think Styles will be a bust (for a top ten pick). He's fast but not instinctive. Great measurables, but won't know how to follow the playbook.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 1:16 pm to TIGERSby10
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I personally think Styles will be a bust (for a top ten pick). He's fast but not instinctive. Great measurables, but won't know how to follow the playbook.
Literally what evidence is there for this? Also his DC was a Super Bowl winning nfl defensive coordinator last season…
Posted on 3/18/26 at 1:37 pm to bonethug0180
I see your point, maybe he could be inside most the time and go to the edge on 3rd downs if he's productive, looking at Ellis total snaps it seems he's been deployed similarly between inside, outside and in the slot
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