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Will Adam Carriker Fail at Defensive Tackle?

Jul 23, 2007 – 6:09 PM
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Tom Mantzouranis

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First things first: yes, I have proclaimed faith in Adam Carriker's ability to play defensive tackle in the NFL. But the more I think about it, the more I have my reservations.
Carriker, 6-6 and 312, played end at Nebraska, but Haslett said that after the spring workouts and minicamps, "we've seen enough of him inside to say that he can be effective. Can he play nose tackle? I don't know; that's something we'll see when we put the pads on. But I think he can."
This is coming from Jim Haslett, the very same defensive coordinator of which my friend Kyle, a Rams fan, remarks, "I'm just hoping to get out of the Haslett era without him doing anything disastrous." The same Jim Haslett who's got a laundry list of failures sticking a player at a foreign position.

Will Witherspoon, LeCharles Bentley, Charlie Clemons, Cie Grant, Kyle Turley, and Boo Williams are just a few of the notable names who've failed or seen their production and efficiency drop because Haslett remained stubborn in sticking with a failing project. As for Carriker, he's got the frame (6'6'', 312 lbs.) to play tackle, but the guy played primarily at end in college, and even when he lined up at tackle, he was hovering over smaller, inferior talent. We'll see if history repeats itself.
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