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August 11, 2015Cleveland Browns first round pick Danny Shelton was drafted to be the cornerstone of the team’s defensive line. He has shown a lot of promise so far in training camp and it seems like his fellow teammates are taking notice as the 6-foot-2, 339-pound defensive tackle has even received comparisons to Pro Bowl defensive lineman Haloti Ngata due to his size, strength and unexpected quickness off of the ball.
On Monday, right guard John Greco said, “I just like the energy he [Shelton] brings. He is a big dude. There is no hiding that. Normally, guys like that, you just have to sit on their power, but he has quicks and he can move, which is great. It makes him a multi-dimensional player.”
Shelton will be competing and also playing alongside Phil Taylor on the Browns defensive line. Taylor is very excited about the prospects of playing side by side with Shelton, saying on Monday that, “Danny is a great rookie. He is a great guy. He has energy. He brings a different type of player to the D-line. We love Danny. We are all embracing him, his attitude and he has that motor.”
He [Shelton] is obviously a big boy who can move and having that presence there pushing the pocket is – in that way, he is really comparable to (DL) Haloti Ngata -Paul Kruger
This is all very praise from the team’s best pass rusher and a former teammate of the former Baltimore Raven Haloti Ngata. It is not a surprise though that Shelton is getting compared to Ngata as he grew up a fan of the former Raven, due in part because of their similar backgrounds as Polynesian football players. “Haloti was definitely a guy that all Polynesians looked up to,” said Shelton. “He’s just that figure. He had the body, shape; he had all the tangibles to be great. I hope that I’m on the right track just to be where he’s at.”
“It is going to be exciting to see him out on the field,” said Kruger. It’s not only the fans who are excited to see the former University of Washington defensive lineman. Shelton has his fellow teammates and fans clamoring to see him on Thursday for the Browns first preseason game.
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Remember that time when our pick was up, and Ngata was on the board, and I kept telling all my friends how awesome it was that he fell to us in the draft?
[inaudible muttered cursing]
Me either.
You mean you weren’t happy with Barkevious Wimbley?
Wimbley AND Babatunde Oshinowo.
So, we have the team comparing Josh Lenz to Brian Hartline and Danny Shelton to Haloti Ngata . . .
What’s next, comparing Mike Pettine to Mr. Clean?
You know, just based on their coaching style . . .
“What’s next, comparing Mike Pettine to Mr. Clean?”
Nope.
Jarrod from Storage Wars…
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megamega points if you didn’t have to google that dude’s name. Tell me that isn’t Ozzie’s fav war story when he’s having a beer with his scouts.
They are important comparisons to make….like for example, Jimmy Haslam and Ray Farmer.
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Ray Farmer, Ozzie Newsome … they both have a special feel for the qualities they want in players.
I knew there was a nobody-player involved, but I couldn’t come up with the name to save my life.
I bet even Bode couldn’t pull Babatunde Oshinowo out of thin air. lol
We need to put a moratorium on Mike Brown pics.
I had to walk outside the office and take deep breaths.
That’s one classy t-shirt.
The old helmet and the new helmet, on the basis of their “head protectiveness.”
Oh come on. There’s nothing offensive about Mike Brown. I mean it. He can’t manage more than 83 points on offense.
I’ll take that bet.
I don’t know if I should be more ashamed of myself that I didn’t make that connection, or if I had…
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Hyping up a rookie before he even plays a single meaningful down in a Browns uniform: another proud Cleveland tradition.