TAMPA - For Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans worried that defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh may slip through Tampa Bay's hands come draft day, here's a little something to think about.
NFL Scout Mike Mayock recently came out with his first draft-day rankings board - he actually put it together shortly before the Senior Bowl but few seemed to notice - and he has Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy ahead of Suh in his top spot.
"I look at McCoy and I see the most disruptive force coming out of the draft as far as an interior defensive linemen in years,'' Mayock said during a radio interview with Rich Eisen on the Dan Patrick Show. "He's got a little bit of Warren Sapp to him, a little bit of Tommie Harris to him; he's explosive, he's disruptive, and he's clean off the field."
Defensive tackle is considered by most to be the Bucs biggest need. It was arguably their biggest need last year, and the belief is the Bucs won't pass on an opportunity to fill it this year.
Whether that opportunity comes is another matter. St. Louis and Detroit pick ahead of the Bucs and most believe at least one of those teams will pick Suh or McCoy. According to Mayock, the linemen should go 1-2 overall, whether the Rams are looking for a quarterback or not.
"I don't care what order they're in, they're the two best players in the country," Mayock said. "Both of these guys can play three downs. They don't get tired, they play a lot of snaps, they can push the pocket.
"Suh pushes the pocket with strength, where McCoy's a little bit more quick."
"So it's really what flavor do you want, but in my opinion, they're 1 and 1A, and then there's a big falloff after that."
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