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Is Nwosu a good pass rusher who is inconsistent, or is he a marginal rusher who gets lucky from time to time? I do think he adds a solid depth type of guy, but he needs to step it up and get the kind of consistent production we need.
Nwosu got a lot of snaps this year, yet was not super productive. A lot of people talked about how they felt (hoped) he would step up this season. He got 2x as many snaps as last year, but wasn't anymore productive than he was before (in terms of sacks)He is averaging less than 4 sacks per season over his career.
I am not saying we need 3 pass rushers. I am saying we need at least 3 EDGE rushers and 2 or 3 IDL who can rush the QB. UP until now, we have 1 edge rusher who produces (Bosa) and Tillery and Jones, who are inconsistent. Tillery is at least somewhat productive. Jones was hurt for a third of the games but had some big plays in the games he did (had 2x as many sacks as in previous years combined).
As far as the coverage guys, it is not about man-to-main coverage. We are a mostly zone team, so I could care less if we don't play man-to-man, although I do like that we mix in some man with the zone. However, the guys we have are not just kinda poor man players, they aren't great zone players either, so that is the problem. People tend to think that pass rush helps cover-up for bad coverage, and it does to a point, but with so many teams using quick passing to get rid of the ball to help their pass protection. So, pass coverage taking away a QB's first couple of reads gives the pass rushers a chance. Part of the reason that Staley had so much success with the Rams, was they got a HUGE number of coverage sacks. We need to cover better, to give our pass rushers the time to get to the QB.
As far as adding players, I think another S like James and Adderley, a guy who plays S, but has some of the coverage skills of a CB (former CB maybe???). I really think we need a 3rd S. Again, Staley and all NFL teams want to be playing nickel and dime coverages because it means we are forcing teams to play from behind. But we need great players to play both the coverage. We need CB help too, but another S would be a nice addition to round out the roster. Gilman is a good player, but I don't think he has the speed to be a great player in our scheme, at least not in a regular basis on D. CB we could really use more speed at CB. Davis is the only CB we have that has good/great speed, and he is not very athletic or have the body control that I look for outside. Samuel is the only long term keeper we have at CB, in my mind. Davis might continue to improve some, but more competition would help in that area, so bring them in and let them compete. Plus you can never had enough depth.
Nwosu got a lot of snaps this year, yet was not super productive. A lot of people talked about how they felt (hoped) he would step up this season. He got 2x as many snaps as last year, but wasn't anymore productive than he was before (in terms of sacks)He is averaging less than 4 sacks per season over his career.
I am not saying we need 3 pass rushers. I am saying we need at least 3 EDGE rushers and 2 or 3 IDL who can rush the QB. UP until now, we have 1 edge rusher who produces (Bosa) and Tillery and Jones, who are inconsistent. Tillery is at least somewhat productive. Jones was hurt for a third of the games but had some big plays in the games he did (had 2x as many sacks as in previous years combined).
As far as the coverage guys, it is not about man-to-main coverage. We are a mostly zone team, so I could care less if we don't play man-to-man, although I do like that we mix in some man with the zone. However, the guys we have are not just kinda poor man players, they aren't great zone players either, so that is the problem. People tend to think that pass rush helps cover-up for bad coverage, and it does to a point, but with so many teams using quick passing to get rid of the ball to help their pass protection. So, pass coverage taking away a QB's first couple of reads gives the pass rushers a chance. Part of the reason that Staley had so much success with the Rams, was they got a HUGE number of coverage sacks. We need to cover better, to give our pass rushers the time to get to the QB.
As far as adding players, I think another S like James and Adderley, a guy who plays S, but has some of the coverage skills of a CB (former CB maybe???). I really think we need a 3rd S. Again, Staley and all NFL teams want to be playing nickel and dime coverages because it means we are forcing teams to play from behind. But we need great players to play both the coverage. We need CB help too, but another S would be a nice addition to round out the roster. Gilman is a good player, but I don't think he has the speed to be a great player in our scheme, at least not in a regular basis on D. CB we could really use more speed at CB. Davis is the only CB we have that has good/great speed, and he is not very athletic or have the body control that I look for outside. Samuel is the only long term keeper we have at CB, in my mind. Davis might continue to improve some, but more competition would help in that area, so bring them in and let them compete. Plus you can never had enough depth.
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