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That's the debate in a nutshell - an effective pass rush v. "a pass rusher".
I would say "Having an elite pass rusher allows BB to develop a more well rounded pass rush".
If you have an elite pass rusher, the opposing offense has to slide blocking assignments to that pass rusher, so if that pass rusher is elite and rushes then sometimes he will get a sack or QB pressure other times probably nothing.
However IF the opposing offense has slid the coverage to the side of the elite pass rusher and the elite pass rusher drops into coverage, the other side of the field is exposed to overload blitzes, or secondary blitzes, or any exotic blitz in the BB play book. This is the disguised scenario that BB craves.
Bottom Line: "Draft Kerrigan or Houston in the first round and hope slow motion Cunningham has a year two leap at least until the rookie learns the defense.