Is "Edge" Really A Need?

The chart may have not been the right choice to illustrate he had all damn day to throw it.

 

Fastest way to the QB is from the middle. I don’t care about edge pressure looping around the QB, I want someone to make him uncomfortable right in his face, where he can’t step into throws. That pressure pushes the QB to the edges for cleanup sacks. Casey is a loop player, we need someone inside like we have since Fat Al left.

Why do you think we bring A and B gap blitzes from our LBs so much? Because we’re trash inside.

Inside pressure makes everything else better.

 

True

but you dont have to overdraft inside DT's

fill that need with our 2nd pick.

 

Like Autism Johnson?

You keep talking about no edge talent being available after the first round, you should look at impact DTs.

It’s Fat Al time.

Just remember he made guys like Michelle Whiffin, Chris Hope and Cartland Finnegan All-Pro in the same year. IMPACT

 

After rewatching the highlights, the defense clearly wasn't the problem. If you allow Luck to stay on the field all day because your QB is trash and can't get a first down, you're going to lose.

 

turning the edge thread into a mariota thread

classic abc

 

Kind of illustrates why the idea that the QB must stretch the defense to be successful is B.S.
Indy had their way with the Titans' defense and the longest pass he threw all night only went 24yds past the LOS.

 

I was talking about Gabbert.

 

The completion locations isnt what Im trying to highlight, my bad using that chart.

What I wanted to point out was the time allowed to throw, hes hitting his 2nd and 3rd reads on a lot of those completions... We have to speed his clock up better

all the teams with good pash rushes beat the Colts. Eagles, Texans, Jags

 

gabbert sucks, no doubt.

but we didnt get pressure AT ALL all season, its not just this game.

derrick morgan had 0.5(!) sacks and i think orakpo had 1.5.... and they both retired.... edge is a huge issue. at least 1 opposite landry is needed, regardless of how the week 17 game went.

2 combined sacks from our starting 2 edge rushers is worse than terrible.....