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When the person making the picks drafts solely on "value," and stresses the ability to play three (or four) downs in his high picks, I'll say no.
I think TBC is the closest BB will ever come to having a pure pass rush specialist on the team.
This.Disagree if we are talking about a Top 40 pick. If we were talking about a top 25 pick, I would have no problem with your statement though. BB has a demonstrated history of using mid to high second rounders to seek high end specialists.
- Ron Brace was a top-40 pick who was drafted to be a two down player. So far, it looks like this is a reasonable gamble that is paying off.
- Bethel Johnson (@#45) was a mid-second rounder who was drafted to be a big play returner with the hope that he could develop into Mike Wallace, but his primary initial role was as a specialist. That gamble failed.
If there is a player who looks like he could play 25% to 35% of the defensive snaps in his first two years on the roster with the potential for more as his rookie deal matures, AND that player can do something that no one else on the roster can do or at a level that no one else on the roster can match, I can see a pure pass rusher being drafted at the tail end of the first round or early second with the hopes that he can collect 10+ sacks, 15 to 20 good pressures, a few flash plays (strip sacks, fumble recoveries etc) while the Pats coaches and conditioning staff work on converting him into an 80% of the snaps player by Year 3.
Purely based on my opinion and my bias, the problem with TBC is that he sucks. He doesn't play special teams and only very limitted pass rush moves.
Since we've never seen one...what would a "pass rush specialist" look like in this defense, exactly? Can somebody suggest a typical lineup/configuration? Or a team with a similar defensive philosophy and personnel that has had good success giving a lot of snaps to a pass rush specialist?
Since we've never seen one...what would a "pass rush specialist" look like in this defense, exactly? Can somebody suggest a typical lineup/configuration? Or a team with a similar defensive philosophy and personnel that has had good success giving a lot of snaps to a pass rush specialist?
Purely based on my opinion and my bias, the problem with TBC is that he sucks. He doesn't play special teams and only very limitted pass rush moves.
You should inform our special teams coach that Banta-Cain no longer plays on special teams.
Since we've never seen one...what would a "pass rush specialist" look like in this defense, exactly? Can somebody suggest a typical lineup/configuration? Or a team with a similar defensive philosophy and personnel that has had good success giving a lot of snaps to a pass rush specialist?
Since we've never seen one...what would a "pass rush specialist" look like in this defense, exactly? Can somebody suggest a typical lineup/configuration? Or a team with a similar defensive philosophy and personnel that has had good success giving a lot of snaps to a pass rush specialist?