Is "Edge" Really A Need?

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  1. Dangermode

    Dangermode A New Era has Begun

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    I'm hearing so many people talking about our "need" for another edge rusher either in FA or the Draft, but I just don't personally feel like edge is a real need for us right now. I know a lot of people wanted us to splash out on Justin Houston or Zadarius Smith, but would that money have been worth it?

    At this point, every indication is that Landry & Finch will start with Wake and Corea coming in as needed. That's a pretty promising group all things considered. Now Landry wasn't spectacular last year, but he was the top rated rookie pass rusher through the first 8 weeks and definitely showed promise. Meanwhile Wake was 11th in the league in pass rush grade and Finch was 19th.

    Is that enough for the edge? Especially with Jayon Brown being a top 5 pass rushing ILB and Logan Ryan being a top 5 pass rushing CB? And Rashaan Evans can get in there too!

    Personally I think we'd be far better off adding to our interior pass rush. Daquan, Logan and Austin Johnson didn't even crack the top 50 for pass rush last year. One guy on the interior that requires a double team could really free up those outside guys. Thoughts?
     
    #1 Dangermode, Apr 4, 2019
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  4. TorontoTitanFan

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    Yes.
     
    #2 TorontoTitanFan, Apr 4, 2019
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  7. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    Did you not watch week 17 vs Indy?

    Edge is about the biggest need we have

    We play too many good QBs to just let stand in the pocket untouched
     
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  10. VondyP

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    edge is absolutely the #1 need
     
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  13. abc2330

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    You sure that you didn't mean to say QB?

    I don't tthink they are too high on the edge class. Guys like Burns and Ferrel will have questions as to how they will translate to the NFL, while interior DTs like Wilkins, Simmons, Lawrence, etc. are all pretty ideal. The value seems better in the first for DT
     
    #5 abc2330, Apr 4, 2019
  16. Big TT

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    The Edge...is a great guitarist
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  19. LANGSTER

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    The only way we could get any pressure was blitzing and yes edge is our greatest need and weakness. I like Finch but he was a real undrafted find. But I do not want him starting. You cannot blitz every down and in this division you have to get pressure on the qb, look what Luck does to us every time we play him.
     
    #7 LANGSTER, Apr 4, 2019
  22. HurrayTitans!

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    Absolutely.
    Casey needs help and hurries don’t do the job.

    As brought up, week 17 against Luck is the game that is representative of this pass rush and how it needs to improve.

    We get the bad luck of playing luck and Watson twice a year which means we need a good, consistent pass rush.
     
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  25. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    I actually turned on the week-17 game vs Luck last night, its scary how bad our rush was. Luck had all day to hammer us.

    Look at this bull chit!
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    #9 JCBRAVE, Apr 4, 2019
  28. abc2330

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    4 of those attempts were beyond 15 yards. He can get the ball out before any defender can realistically touch him. He's just incredibly hard to sack in a system which allows him to get the ball out quickly.
     
    #10 abc2330, Apr 4, 2019
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