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 Damn VJ it's a motherfuucker ... you look at defense like that and you want him.

 On the other hand JCut getting planted on a reguler basis means that defense with him aboard,

 will be gassed by the end of the second quarter.

 I think it's time as to why we dont make the playoffs much as we love drafting defense.

I was listening to it on the radio - that play happened immediately after the refs (and the replay officials) jobbed SC on a 1st down spot - and then Clowney says... "I got this..."

Stanford is one hard nosed, tough sucker teams....watched em play a few games this season and they are good...

It would be nice to see a defensive player taken #1 overall for a change.

I'm tired of a QB being the first pick every year, especially when he's not even close to the best player available.

Pretty sure a defensive guy won't be the #1 pick this year (although the DT from Utah has been going to the Chiefs in some of the early mocks)...  but if Clowney stays healthy and playing like that, I think he could be a lock for the top spot in 2014.

That Clowney clip kind of reminds me of the "Lavar Leap" that shot Lavar Arrington up the draft boards a few years back.

Hopefully Hardin makes up for lost time at S next year. That would help our situation back there a lot.

I think Hardin was drafted as the replacement/upgrade for Steltz.  If Hardin is healthy and plays to expectations, Steltz will be gone.

So much of what we do regarding defensive personnel is going to depend on whether Marinelli is kept around or not.  If he stays then I see the draft being predominantly about offense but if we hire a new DC then all bets are off and our new OC is probably gonna have to make do with more of our current players on offense than a lot of us would prefer. 

Personally I don't relish the idea of churning our defensive roster at all, simply because of the serious work we have to do on offense.  I will be very nervous if we don't come away from this offseason with at least 3 new starters for the OL between FA and the draft. Garza has never been a true C, he is getting old, his play slipped significantly this year and he is not the leader on the OL that the C is supposed to be. Our LG position was a gaping wound all year, and I have zero confidence Carimi will be much (if at all) better after this offseason than he is now. 

If Hardin could turn into a guy like Kam Chancellor for the Seahawks, I'd be elated.

He's got to get (and stay) healthy enough to be on the field for that to happen though.

I think he will be. We seem to forget that he wasn't hired until late January last year. He didn't have a whole lot of time to evaluate the roster when he drafted. I think he has a much clearer picture of the needs this year