Originally Posted by Dante84:
I was going to ask - do you think we will send him off the edge? I think he’ll get some looks out there. I can’t help but think TJ Watt when I watch him. Maybe because he’s white. But still…
Didn’t the Redskins play Brian Orakpo at strong side LB for a year or two early in his career? Still got a bunch of sacks, so maybe Chenal can follow a similar trajectory. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
Man, he's too good of an athlete. Yeah, in base 4-3, he's a SAM, which is perfect for his size.
But he's WAY more athletic than, say, Niemann was. And reportedly extremely smart, was the MLB in college and called the plays. So he's like if Niemann took the Captain America Serum.
and yeah, he had 8 sacks, so he's got pass rush ability too; and I could well see them blitzing him a lot, or even rotational EDGE on passing downs. He's going to play a lot.
A lot of his sacks seem to be pursuit sacks from short zone coverage. The rest seem to be interior blitzes.
He didn’t really show the edge technique that some are presuming he has based on his sack numbers.
Look at him as a supercharged Niemann and you’re on the right track. At least for now.
In time I think he’ll develop more edge technique and get more comfortable in coverage.
The tools or there but the reps in those situations really haven’t been. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
A lot of his sacks seem to be pursuit sacks from short zone coverage. The rest seem to be interior blitzes.
He didn’t really show the edge technique that some are presuming he has based on his sack numbers.
Look at him as a supercharged Niemann and you’re on the right track. At least for now.
In time I think he’ll develop more edge technique and get more comfortable in coverage.
The tools or there but the reps in those situations really haven’t been.
Bright side of this: if he was consistently rushing from the edge successfully, there’s no chance the Chiefs could’ve drafted him where they did. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
They didn’t draft another LB on day 3 not to use them. They clearly have a plan, and given that they only took 1 EDGE, I think it’s safe to say that they will take advantage of his ability to get to the QB.
I think he could be a better edge rusher than Karlaftis, given the opportunity and coaching.
I really, really want to be wrong about Karlaftis, but I just don't like him. Not him personally, but his transition to the NFL in this defense.
