Anthony Montgomery is getting a raw deal.

[1niksder]

This was posted April 27th

Here is a interesting comparison by Peter Shumate

Originally, it was my intention to provide statistical comparisons between Montgomery and the more highly regarded defensive tackles of the draft class, including Haloti Ngata, Rodrique Wright, Gabe Watson, John McCargo, Brodrick Bunkley, Claude Wroten and Orien Harris. However, due to a lack of tape, Ngata and Wroten were cut from the list. Harris and McCargo did not make the final cut either, as I decided they would be superfluous additions. That left two tackles widely considered as premier run defenders in Watson and Wright, as well as Florida State's Bunkley, who is in contention with Ngata to be the first defensive tackle off the board. Yet again though, an uneven tape count prevented me from doing a complete workup of each player's season, and almost disrupted the entire project. I decided to narrow it down to three games in the case of Bunkley, Watson and Montgomery. Wright was nearly axed from the list as well, but since he played Ohio State, it was important to keep him involved for a game-to-game comparison with Montgomery.

Against Miami(FL), Florida, and Penn State, Brodrick Bunkley amassed 5 solo tackles, 5 assists, 4 tackles for loss, 9 disrupted runs, 5 QB pressures, 2 QB sacks, 1 bad pass forced, 1 throwaway forced, and 2 missed tackles. Bunkley was the point of attack 10 times, allowed 4 yards and an average of 0.4 yards per carry.

Against Notre Dame, Iowa and Ohio State, Gabe Watson notched 4 solo tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 disrupted run, 1 QB pressure, 1 forced and recovered fumble, and 1 missed tackle. Watson was run at 10 times for a total of 44 yards, surrendering an average of 4.4 yards per carry.

Against Ohio State and Southern California, Rodrique Wright garnered 1 solo tackle, 3 assists, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 pass deflection. On 3 runs at the point of attack, offenses gained 16 yards, or 5.3 yards per carry.

Against Wisconsin, Iowa, and Ohio State, Anthony Montgomery compiled 3 solo tackles, 4 assists, 2 tackles for loss, 2 disrupted runs, 10 QB pressures, 1 QB sack, 1 forced bad pass, 1 forced bad decision, 1 pass deflection and 1 fumble recovery. Montgomery faced offenses at the point of attack 9 times, allowing 14 yards and giving up 1.5 yards per carry

Judging from these statistics, Montgomery clearly performed better than Wright and Watson, and a notch below the dominant Bunkley, who was disruptive force, consistently blowing up plays in the backfield when offenses challenged him. He was also seeing more double teams than perhaps any other tackle in the draft. However, these three game totals could be construed as deceptive. Wright clearly played the toughest competition, and without a third game, his numbers are somewhat skewed. The Southern California numbers are somewhat superfluous, but the Ohio State game has a lot of importance. By comparing Montgomery, Watson and Wright against Ohio State's strong interior line being led by standout center Nick Mangold, we get as close to a fair playing ground as possible in examining each performance.

Check out the full article... it's a good read

[Redskin in Canada]

Thanks. I enjoyed this jab at the media:

Surrounded by mostly poor defensive players, and playing for a coaching staff lacking the ability to properly develop defensive talent, players like Anthony Montgomery go unheralded by a football media unable to properly cover the sport.

[SkinsFanInHawai'i]

Good read.
I can't wait to see what the guy can do when he isn't double teamed.

And people say we reached for this guy in the 5th round.

[vtfootball07]

I'm hoping that Blache can get everything out of this guy.

[Irn-Bru]

Nothing wrong with a player that's got a chip on the shoulder.

[The Hogster]

His career statistics were pretty impressive in my book. I think he was a good pickup in the 5th round and I think he will make the team. We need genuine DT's to back up the starters. While Demitric Evans, Wynn, and Daniels are stout enough to move inside, they are natually run stuffing D-Ends.

Now we can groom someone to take the slack off of Griffin and Salevea who have both suffered nagging injuries (Plantar Fastiatis, and Hip injuries)

Other than Cedric Killings, we don't have a bonafide DT with a big gut that can disrupt the run...I hope Montgomery pans out.

[Fanforever]

His career statistics were pretty impressive in my book. I think he was a good pickup in the 5th round and I think he will make the team. We need genuine DT's to back up the starters. While Demitric Evans, Wynn, and Daniels are stout enough to move inside, they are natually run stuffing D-Ends.

Now we can groom someone to take the slack off of Griffin and Salevea who have both suffered nagging injuries (Plantar Fastiatis, and Hip injuries)

Other than Cedric Killings, we don't have a bonafide DT with a big gut that can disrupt the run...I hope Montgomery pans out.

I'm really looking foreward to seeing him play in the preseason and watch his overall development under our coaching staff. We may have found something in this guy, and if so, there's going to be a lot of dissapointed GM's around the league who alowed this guy to slip to the 5th round. Good DT's are hard to come by, let's hope he proves to be a steal.

[Countertrey]

A "Raw Deal"???

... or is it MOTIVATION?

[yupchagee]

He has the physical attributes you look for in a DT & in an interview recognized the flaws in his game. That's a good combination. He will have a lot of competition to make the team with 9 DT's on roster

[air_hog]

At first I was dissapointed when I saw we drafted Monty over Orien Harris (From The U), but now I'm starting to like this.

Monty is bigger, more athletic and had better stats that Harris.

Hopefully he will be like a Joe Salevae big mamma jamma run stuffing kind of guy.

[yupchagee]

I was disappointed that we picked Montgomery with Mahalena, Oshinoba(sp) & Wright still on the board, but the more I read, the more upside I think there is for Montgomery. There will be a lot of competition at DT with Montgomery, Golston (another guy with a big upside) & UDFA Brown who I see making the team as a situational run stuffer.