Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by NeeJ49er:
we need Andre Carter and Julian Peterson back ...we have no pure edge rushers
Julian Peterson...he may have been the least effective edge rusher ever when we went to a 3-4. It was cringe-worthy.
But your point is still valid!
Peterson was used more as a coverage piece during his time with San Fran. He was used quite a bit as a edge rusher in college in somewhat of a 3-4 hybrid scheme. Once he signed with Seattle they used him less in coverage and dropped him down to defensive end on pass rushing downs, he had 19 1/2 sacks as a result his first two seasons. He was actually very underrated as an edge rusher.
You have to remember when Nolan came in and changed the defense to a 3-4, Peterson was coming off of an acl tear and that would be his last season with the team.
[ Edited by Willisfn4life on Sep 28, 2017 at 11:08 AM ]