T.Sneden84
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Kwon coming back is huge... it will greatly improve LB blitzing which will trickle down to improving overall pass rush/packages etc.
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Adding Onyemata back to the interior DL will be huge! …and don’t forget, Onyemata also showed that he has the ability to move outside to DE if needed and still ball-out.I don’t think we can depend on Davenport too much at this point but Onyemata yes he will be a great addition and improve the line a lot.
So we’re second-worst in the NFL in sacks behind KC. Question is why? Is Cam declining? Turner disappointing since the injury? Granderson not stepping up? Or is it something else.
Check this:
Basically, all three DEs are double teamed (or triple teamed) at an extremely high rate. Which could mean:
1. Were not blitzing much, so backs and TEs and Cs can help on the edge.
2. Our DTs aren’t doing much of anything wrt pass rush, so extra blockers can focus on our edge guys.
It’s not a stretch to say that Onyemata will take this defense from “pretty good” to elite. Whether he’s rushing from inside or from the edge like he was in preseason (so we can kick Cam inside), the interior pressure with him in the game will make it impossible for blockers to focus their attention outside anymore.
Add in Davenport (hopefully) and you can see this changing fast.
Respect to Nick Bosa for that win to double team ratio. He's on that chart looking like a beastly outlier.So the 4 most double-teamed pass rushers in the NFL are Nick Bosa and all 3 Saints DE's. That is incredibly damning on the DT's. For that to even be possible, both DE's would have to be double teamed on the same play consistently, while he DT's get snuffed out by one blocker.
Saints have 8 sacks, Trey Hendrickson has 4.5. Ouch.
My buddy is a Bengals fan, he obviously watches all their games and said Trey has been dominating in all aspects of the game. It’s a shame he had to be a cap casualty but it was probably necessary to keep Lattimore and Ram.Saints have 8 sacks, Trey Hendrickson has 4.5. Ouch.
He also had one monster year after being kinda meh and one dimensional for three. If it was an either/or situation between him or Lattimore or Ram, which cap-wise it was, he was never going to win.My buddy is a Bengals fan, he obviously watches all their games and said Trey has been dominating in all aspects of the game. It’s a shame he had to be a cap casualty but it was probably necessary to keep Lattimore and Ram.
True. This also may mean that Cam hasn’t completely fallen off a cliff yet. As I recall, he’s one of the better DE’s at QB hurries and pressures this season. I need to recheck his ranking, though.Sacks are not a useful indication of D-line effectiveness. QB hits and hurries are more indicative of success.
Yeah, this. And I expect it to continue against Geno Smith in Seattle. Then Onyemata comes back against a stationary target like Brady when you can also turn the blitzing dogs loose. Add in the Bucs secondary issues and I think we have a healthy chance to shock the media idiots with a win.We've been relying on the front four for the most part. We've been getting pressures, but not getting home for the sacks. I wonder in a game like we just played if that wasn't by design with a running QB like WFT has. More of a contain rush.
Absolutely.We need to start sustaining drives. Oline, although banged up, is going to have to perform better down the stretch.
We have been losing the TOP battle since the Greenbay game in a bad, bad way.