2010 2nd round pick Torell Troup and 3rd round pick Alex Carrington. It's like people have completely forgotten about these guys.
Maybe they don't generate much interest due to playing on the D line or because they really don't say much OR because they just haven't produced yet. Either way, these guys are EXPECTED to be solid contributors to our defense and I'm sure Buddy is expecting some of that contribution to come this season. Both were drafted as projects and treated as such last season.
I was at today's practice and noticed Troup a bit more. Chris Brown said "he had the best move of the day with a nice swim move on a center to get to the QB target." He also praised Carrington for beating someone clean. Now this doesn't really mean much until the games start but I think it's interesting that so much attention and PRESSURE is being put on this year's draft class and not many folks are thinking about Troup and Carrington's development.
Me personally, I expect a lot out of these two this year. If I don't see much, that will be a big disappointment. Carrington is a beast at 6'5. Troup, based on his tweets, worked his butt off this offseason, working out just about every day talking about wanting to be great this season. Obviously the Bills drafting Dareus certainly changed Troup's role a bit. I'm just curious to see how this year goes for them. So far, the expectations seem pretty low.
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