Originally posted by NCommand:
Do we need this guy or what?
I'd agree with what both AC and Woods said. It looked like he was trying to be Earl Thomas but he didn't have Earl Thomas' pass rush. One thing I've seen with Earl, for years, is that those long corners and good pass rush made him look insane. But, he was very undisciplined in Seattle. They had the complete package up there in the players they put together in that system.
Fast and violent LB's over the middle, long corners on the outside that could cover anything deep and be there on the post routes, and a ferocious and relentless pass rush. That allowed Thomas to play so aggressive over the intermediate middle that he'd light anything up over the middle. He didn't have to stay in his backpeddle very long. He could always attack. AC was trying to do that last year but it got him out of position too many times and teams were dialing up plays to go deep.
One thing to remember, Seattle's front 4 was so good at creating havoc in the backfield that teams didn't like to hold the ball 3-4 seconds. Think about the fail Mary game, what got overlooked was that they sacked Rodgers 9 times. 9 freakin times. Steve Young called it, "one of the greatest maulings by a defensive line ever". Because teams were dialing up shorter pass plays it allowed Thomas to play very aggressively. AC didn't have that luxury last year but tried to play like it and got burned.
Saleh talked about it. He said the pressure rate we got last year was misleading because teams weren't afraid of the pass rush and were drawing up long developing plays. He said when teams are fearing the rush they'll have a lot more 3 step drop plays. We saw very few of those last year.
or maybe he thinks he's better than what the NFL thinks and hasn't gotten anything close to what he wants in a deal? He's stated he doesn't want his 3rd "prove it" deal.
thought you were pissed they didn't address FS since it's a glaring hole?