20 Questions: No. 19 - Grady Jackson

The 20 Questions series will run every few days leading up to the end of training camp and the start of the NFL season.

No. 19: Will signing Grady Jackson really make any difference?

Might as well keep it relevant at No. 19. Grady Jackson will absolutely make a difference at the defensive tackle position. At 6-foot-2, 345 pounds (yes, he's really 345 pounds, and no, I'm not telling lies, kpax), Jackson doesn't even need to get out of his three-point stance to make a difference for the Falcons. Jackson pretty much has his own gravitational pull and he takes up a ton of space in the middle of the line -- something the Falcons didn't have heading into training camp. With Jackson in the middle, the run defense is suddenly solidified a bit more, and that has to give the Falcons confidence.

The only downside to Jackson is that he's not a three-down tackle. Because of his sheer mammoth size, he's going to need to be rotated in and out quite often. The upside to that is having a pretty fresh tackle lining up every couple of downs. The downside to that is that the Falcons don't have anyone else of Jackson's size and ability, which automatically makes any down Jackson spends on the sidelines a running down for the opposing offense.

I'm still not too sold on the crop of defensive tackles the Falcons have at their disposal with the exception of Montavious Stanley. The former Louisville tackle seems to be on the way up since being cut by Dallas last year. If he can earn a starting spot, the Falcons are suddenly a formidable, fearful force in the middle with Jackson added to the mix. If the Falcons, by some minor miracle, regain the services of injured DT Trey Lewis, they're even better set since Lewis is really the only other DT besides Stanley and Jackson I trust.

But take everything else out of the equation and, absolutely, 100 percent yes, Jackson will make a huge difference to the defensive line this year.

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