Sentences with phrase «as a pass rusher»

Andre Carter can run as well as any pass rusher in the league, but he needs to have a huge year....
Watt would immediately earn playing time as a pass rusher in a rotation but would be given time to develop his run support and coverage skills.
On occasion, Bromley has also shown the ability to get good push as a pass rusher on early downs.
At the same time, some of his best work as a pass rusher so far has come with him lined up inside as a defensive tackle.
As much as Hurst's phenomenal burst helped against the run, it was a damn cheat code at times as a pass rusher.
As far as the pass rush is concerned, why not do sacks + hurries?
Like he had been playing well, but he «only» had three sacks in the first 12 weeks of the season, then all of a sudden he was flashing more as a pass rusher.
As a pro, Jeffcoat may be used as a pass rush specialist, at least initially.
He also wasn't all that effective as a pass rusher in a two - point stance.
After thinking on it some, I think he could also be an incredible 4 - 3 nose tackle who could play all three downs and have good production as a pass rusher from the A gap.
In addition to his production as a pass rusher, Hayes also wound up with six other total tackles by my count, including two tackles for a loss.
I imagine Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston has no worries then, as he is on pace for a career year as a pass rusher heading into free agency this off - season.
I don't think Carradine will be that kind of player, but I expect him to provide a lot of pressure inside as a pass rusher and be hard to move in the running game.
As good as he flashed as a pass rusher I didn't expect to see many times where he would get blocked easily one on one by a guard, and yet sometimes it was like he just didn't even try that hard to beat the guy.
A lot of the rest of these guys people consider (e.g. Carter, Edmunds) just do not have the experience as pass rushers.
If you line him up as 3 - 4 five technique, he is strong enough to hold up well against the run and his alignment will allow him to use his power more than his speed as a pass rusher, which should be right up his alley.
Then, you can kick him inside on third - and - long as a pass rusher.
The Beasley whose college tape I watched was supremely confident as a pass rusher, but that was sorely lacking from his game last season.
This kid has only gotten better and better this season, and his presence as a pass rusher has certainly been a major component of the Falcons» success.
Most of Jackson's best work as a pass rusher last season for the Broncos came inside at three - technique.
As big a game as Collins had, I don't think the Patriots used him nearly enough as a pass rusher / blitzer, and it almost cost them the game.
He also showed some nice quickness and the ability to turn his hips as a pass rusher.
Unfortunately for Robinson, his pass - rush technique needs quite a bit of work, so at least for now he probably wouldn't be able to come close to replicating Cox's kind of productivity as a pass rusher.
Even if I threw out everything else and just focused on Ford as a pass rusher, I didn't see the kind of game - changer who was so good that it was enough to take him in the first round.
He's a guy who is also one of the best I've seen this year at turning the corner as a pass rusher, probably second only to Vic Beasley, and guy who actually ended up with more sacks than Beasley.
The caveat, again, is that it was only three games, but he looked pretty dominant as a pass rusher in all three.
Spence is the only guy I've broken down so far who can win consistently around the corner and with inside moves as a pass rusher.
I also see tremendous potential for Williams as a pass rusher this season.
What really pushes Ray up into the elite group in this class is how consistently successful he was as a pass rusher throughout the whole season, not just the four games I watched.
If Robinson was more polished as a pass rusher, I do believe he would be projected to go higher.
He was still raw as a pass rusher, but the added strength was apparent in his bull rushes, as well.
On the next play Clowney was able to show off his evolution as a pass rusher.
He also looked lost in coverage, which is what it is if he is used solely as a pass rusher.
He'd offer next to nothing as a pass rusher and be a huge liability in coverage.
He brings the heat as a pass rusher (8.5 sacks in seven games in 2016), his long arms make him an above - average tackler in the run game, and his solid week at the Senior Bowl proves he can play with the big boys.
The seven - year veteran will be 28 this year, and after tallying 8.5 sacks in 2017, he's proven he is still in his prime as a pass rusher.
You couldn't be more wrong about Davenport as a pass rush specialist.
Its just a shame because down the stretch James most likely would have been used at least as a pass rusher once Shazier went down.
Payne may not offer a lot as a pass rusher but that's not what the Cowboys need.
Like, humongous guys nobody can move or really mobile guys who can win consistently as pass rushers on athletic ability if nothing else.
Or put differently, I don't see him as being a defensive tackle who you draft in the first round as a pass rusher.
I totally understand why folks talk up Hunter so much and why so many people are excited to see how he can continue to progress as a pass rusher, but Golden reminded everybody on Sunday that he is no chopped liver.
Obviously Billings will also have a better opportunity in a 4 - 3 to make some kind of impact as a pass rusher.
I can't actually ever remember seeing someone use a «flipper» in the NFL as a pass rush in like the last 25 years, but damn if it wasn't effective.
His get off is slow, he needs development as a pass rusher, and at the end of the day, he is a 350 lb nose tackle who has some surprisingly quick short area quickness.
Landry was most effective as a pass rusher when he came off the left edge, so I would expect which ever team eventually drafts him to he line up over there most of the time.
Barnes might be missed as much in run defense as pass rush.
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