Pessimistic Pete
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I don't think any of them are wrongfully included, but anybody expecting to see Wilfork is going to be disappointed to hear that they consider him in the very bottom of the DT rankings as opposed to the top. Can't say I agree with that.
Whilst I don't like PFF myself, I do.
Guy hasn't been generating any pressure. He's a monster against the run but down right average when it comes to pushing the pocket. Has been for a while. He's very inconsistent in that area.
He'll make the pro bowl on reputation alone though and makes plays to get his name noticed above others.
Whilst I don't like PFF myself, I do.
Guy hasn't been generating any pressure. He's a monster against the run but down right average when it comes to pushing the pocket. Has been for a while. He's very inconsistent in that area.
He'll make the pro bowl on reputation alone though and makes plays to get his name noticed above others.
Not everyone in the D-line should be pinning their ears back and gunning for the QB.
Vince was never supposed to be that guy.
BTW, I don't know how Vince is not on this list. The Pats have the best run defense in the NFL and Big Vince is a huge reason for that.
How many monster DT/NT with 2 gap responsibilities do you know of that have been monster pass rushers with big sack numbers?He wasn't when he was a 3-4 zero technique nose tackle.
He barely plays that role now.
We always make excuses when our players underperform in certain areas. Ninkovich is always playing 'contain' is the best one when he's getting single teamed and can't consistently beat his man.
I love Vince, he's the best run stuffer in the league BUT...that doesn't mean he shouldn't be one of the more dominant pass rushers. It isn't a strength of his. Some games he comes up big, others he's quiet. That's something he really has to work on.
We aren't two gapping across the whole line any more. We are one gapping a hell of a lot which means he should, to an extent, be pinning his ears back and getting to the QB.
He and Love combined have got to step up the interior pressure. That's the most desired type of pressure. We are getting torn up by average to poor QBs because these guys are letting them step in to their throws.
We have a top ten rushing defence...it isn't the best.
How many monster DT/NT with 2 gap responsibilities do you know of that have been monster pass rushers with big sack numbers?
Put Wilfork in with a one gap assignment and you'd get your havoc. The guy really is that damn good.