dolfanmark Wrote:
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> THE Truth Wrote:
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> > Crowder52 Wrote:
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> > > Although Patterson might need a little more
> > time
> > > like Tannehill needed.. But pass rusher E
> Ansah
> > > has only 9 starts and is a project as well
> and
> > > surely worth top 15...
> >
> > Yes...Ansah is.
> >
> >
> > Its FAR easier to run a gifted pass rusher out
> > there in pass rush only situations and say "go
> get
> > em" then it is to run a WR out there who
> doesn't
> > know the play book and to expect him to
> > contribute.
> >
> > We did the same thing with Cam Wake his rookie
> > year. He was a major contributor right out of
> the
> > gate and he wasn't asked to do things he wasn't
> > ready for.
> >
> > I'd take Ansah in a heartbeat at #12 and I
> > wouldn't lose a moment's sleep if we passed on
> > Patterson.
>
> Look at rookie "sack" leaders over the years. Look
> at how many supposed pass rushers get more than 3
> sacks as a rookie. In Ansah, you are talking about
> a guy who had 4.5 sacks in his college career. He
> managed 4.5 sacks against college teams, and to
> expect him to produce sacks right off the bat in
> the NFL doesn't make much sense. The Cam Wake
> comparison doesn't fit. Wake spent 4 years playing
> football at Penn State. He was in an NFL camp. He
> left the game, re-worked his body. He went to the
> CFL, where he was the league's most dominant
> defensive player for two years. By the team we got
> him, he was a seasoned professional.
>
> If a team is looking for a 2013 impact player,
> Ansah is not the pick.


I don't expect him to get a ton of sacks as a rookie. I expect him to provide pressure in passing situations.

Sacks are overrated.

Its far more important to force the QB to unload the ball before he's ready on 3rd and long than it is to actually sack him.

The odds of us finding an "impact" player for this season at #12 are slim unless he's an o-lineman. Its not a draft loaded with stars at the top.

I'm for BPA. That means for this year and for the years to follow. For me, Ansah is near the top of the list of guys who project to be there at #12.