[Mooselini]

Originally Posted by Nick_Weasel

Long and Dorsey are similar in terms of talent, ability, etc. But...

#1 Long fills a much greater need.

#2 Long has no injury concerns.

#3 Long allows Carriker to continue to develop where he's showed great promise.

#4 DE is a more important position than DT, generally speaking.

Great post Weasel, I couldn't have said it better myself.

Chris Long has hall of fame genes. Not only has he been around professional football growing up, but his dad was a hall of fame player. I dont think anyone couldve taught this kid better than his own dad.

Long doesn't have a major injury concern. Dorsey's injury isnt a concern, but trust me when I say this, something that doesn't heal correctly can ruin you. TRUST ME.

Carriker has shown us what he can do. Ryan has shown some promise as well. If we get Chris Long, like you mentioned, he can get the two in the middle to learn and improve. Especially with Glover who can teach the two young ones.

We need a DE, bad. Even with a good interior, if your ends can't do much, then you can forget about it. Witherspoon is an option, but his primary mission isn't to sack the QB every play. If we have a great pass rush from Chris Long, Witherspoon can make an impact elsewhere on the field too.

DE's typically cost more to get also. As we've seen this offseason, several DT's were traded for third rounders, etc. A DE (like Allen) was for a first round and third round. As you can tell, there are two great pass rushers in the first round, why pass up on either of them.