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As we all saw on Sunday, Long isn't a great run defender. Chandler was really good against the run.
Huh? People were saying earlier in this thread that Long was better than Jones against the run.Neither Jones or Long seem to be all that stout against the run however, so thats a wash in my opinion.
Well, granted its a small sample size so maybe too premature to be sure, but there were a couple plays in the Buffalo game when LeSean McCoy literally slipped right through him. One stands out in particular where he was really out of position (upfield with his back to the ball carrier) and McCoy cut inside and brushed right past him. Lets face it, neither of these guys are Ninko when it comes to setting the edge - glad he's returning.Huh? People were saying earlier in this thread that Long was better than Jones against the run.
The problem of the pass rush are less the DEs but more the lack of interior pass rush. Neither of the team's DTs is a particularly explosive pass rusher. Granted, Jones would improve the team's ability to convert pressures into sacks (Long has a great motor and gets more hurries on a frequent basis, but less sacks or hits than Jones), but the pure pressure rate by the DEs hasn't suffered from the loss of Jones. Just from the point of pressure the team has suffered more from the loss of Easley and Hicks (and the injury to Hightower) than the loss of Jones. Wonder how the pass rush would look like if Fairley had decided to sign here.Still think the trade was worth it.....but the lack of a pass rush makes me wonder if we need someone like him
but more the lack of interior pass rush. Neither of the team's DTs is a particularly explosive pass rusher
Dalton was pressured on 35% of his dropbacks
Brady was pressured on 33% of his dropbacks.
Brady dropped back 5 more times than Dalton
Yet all I heard Sunday was how the bungles were getting too much pressure on Brady and Dalton wasn't getting pressured at all. Why? Because the bengals happened to sack Brady a few times in the 1st half and AJ Green managed to get open against zone coverage.
"Ya but a good amount of Pats pressure was because they had Hightower rushing at times"
So the Pats have a LB that is good when he rushes the QB. Why should that be a negative? Von Miller is part of 5 man pass rush but you don't hear people saying "well the Broncos are good at pass rush because they rush 5 guys instead of 4"
Jabaal Sheard is equal with Aaron Donald in the amount of times he has hurried the QB this year.
Just find it funny how Pats using Collins and Hightower to pass rush is used as a negative against the Pats pass rush by some people.
They definitely need to try to trade for it imo.Long started well but he hasn't provided a pass rush. I wonder if they might address it in the trading deadline.
He is solid, but still not as good as Hicks (or Easley before he got hurt) were. I hope for another Hicks-type of trade this year, but of course these guys aren't available every year.Valentine was coming on pretty good at interior pressure before he got injured.
He is solid, but still not as good as Hicks (or Easley before he got hurt) were. I hope for another Hicks-type of trade this year, but of course these guys aren't available every year.
Maybe Jones is thriving because he's playing in a defense that's more aggressive?