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Mayock Ranks McCoy Ahead Of Suh

Posted Feb 10, 2010 by Roy Cummings

Updated Feb 10, 2010 at 11:34 AM

  By ROY CUMMINGS
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TAMPA – For Bucs fans worried that Ndamukong Suh may slip through Tampa Bay’s hands come draft day, here’s a little something to ease your mind.

NL Scout Mike Mayock recently came out with his first draft-day rankings board – he actually put it together shortly before the Senior Bowl but no one seemed to notice – and he has Oklahoma DL Gerald McCoy ahead of Suh.

“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 an 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.”

Now, just how far ahead of Suh McCoy is, Mayock wouldn’t say. It seems though, that the difference in the two defensive tackles is almost negligible, which is actually good news for the Bucs.

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, both should go one-two overall.


“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.”