However, I wouldn't quite say that at 6» 3 and 286 pounds, Allen will ever end up playing as a stand -
up edge rusher all that much on the next level.
Not exact matches
The twist — Donald mostly lines
up on the inside against blockers and outperforms the best
edge rushers in the NFL.
But whether he is a starter or a back
up, an
edge guy or an interior guy, Westbrooks» pass
rush technique will lead to a big jump forward in terms of production this year.
Bosa also wasn't shy about using his power on his pass -
rush moves whether he was lined
up inside or out on the
edge.
Lastly, I would trade all 3 sixth rounders and the 7th to move
up as high as possible (low 4th or high 5th) and take the best available S, DL or
Edge rusher.
For
edge rushers trying to turn the corner, that means they need to get around the offensive tackle as tightly as possible, around that seven to eight yards of depth to make sure that the quarterback can't step
up away from their
rush.
Yes the Madden graphic on plays and formations might show a stand
up backer but if he is
rushing from a 7 - 9 technique off the
edge and moving forward at the snap then it doesn't really matter what the classification is.
I actually think the FO has set itself
up pretty nicely to go BPA, with the exception of drafting an
edge rusher (which was not available in FA anyway).
Look, nobody is going to mistake Jones for an
edge rusher, and yet there he was lined
up at defensive end winning with an inside move that looked better than any inside move I saw from some of this year's top
edge guys.
I can't see a team with a need for an
edge rusher taking a risk that they could pick
up a guy of Ray's caliber in the second round and passing on him, especially if there's a run on pass
rushers at the top of the first round.
A nickel
rusher he is not, but with Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin coming around the
edge, having a guy like Ellis who can keep the quarterback from having somewhere to step
up and avoid them isn't the worst thing in the world.
Mack lined
up at his usual left defensive end spot and came off like he was going to speed
rush around the
edge.
The next minute, he might be lining
up as the left
edge rusher and beating a right tackle clean on a rollout.
It's all about taking away the qb's ability to step
up in the pocket to avoid the
edge rushers.
It's a small thing, but as much sense as it makes and as obvious as you would think that would be, I still see plenty of
edge rushers flying
up the field and giving quarterbacks lanes to take off running if the blitzer isn't able to bring him down.
Green, who had already given
up a sack and a pressure on cross-chop moves earlier in the game, took somewhat of a soft pass set, likely expecting another
edge rush.
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.
Replay — Gonalons is at the
edge of the box, everyone
rushes inside once the kick is taken, he makes a few lazy steps, the ball is bouncing around, more steps, does jack shit, ball comes to the player he could have covered had he just made one or two actual strong steps, ultimately ends
up watching the man he SHOULD have marked smash in a goal from 8 yards out.
But I doubt he is going to hit a growth spurt and get any taller, and guys who show
up to the combine weighing 250, knowing teams are looking at them as
edge rushers, generally have a hard time gaining a whole lot of weight.
Then I looked
up and, low and behold, an
edge rusher had leap frogged my guy Derek Barnett in the latest mock draft compilation.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Seahawks made a number of solid under - the - radar moves to improve an already stout D. Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Jordan Hill and Jesse Williams not only make them younger
up front, but also improve the pass
rush dramatically — specifically with Avril coming off the
edge and Bennett in the inside.
The only thing that I'm «projecting» with Sweat is how he would hold
up physically if he is used overwhelmingly as a LEO /
Edge rusher in the NFL.
After Landry blew
up the combine, it's looking like after Chubbs, he may be the next
edge rusher to come off the board.
As I lean over the
edge of Boston's seawall, I try to think through the chain of events that could lift the waters
up and send them
rushing through the hilly park behind me and back toward Faneuil Hall.
It's essentially a boss
rush that pits you against some of the series» strongest characters - including Cervantes with Soul
Edge and Siegfried with Soul Calibur - while turning the difficulty
up to 11.
Whether he has his strings
rush up to a precipice and hold while the woodwinds dither on the
edge — or sends whole sections of his orchestra chasing each other, repeating... Read More