I don't agree with that. That implies that Ryan only ran the defense because of the talent available. I think Ryan would have run a similar defense regardless of who he coached. And a curious question to ask is whether Ryan's defense would have been much more successful if he had true pass rushers like Hali and Houston.

In Ryan's defense, DeVito plays a nice role because he is versatile in a different way than we're used to. We're used to versatility meaning the ability to flex between playing DE and OLB. In this case, DeVito has tremendous versatility to play in lots of different interior alignments. He can play either 4-3 DT position or he can play 5-technique or nose tackle. And all 4 of those positions are very highly used in a Ryan defense because Ryan likes to flex between 3/4 and 4/3 fronts, which is a staple of the Ryan defense.

It's not a sexy pick. But I don't think we should get too hung up on the idea that he's not a penetration or pass rush guy. We can't look at him like a Romeo or a 1-gap defense. In a Rex Ryan scheme, he has a very valuable role.

i just want a guy that can push the pocket

like every other 34 defense has in the league. at least one player that will generate pressure on a passing down.

Yup, and Ryan runs a lot more 4-3 alignments than a traditional 3-4 coach does. In Baltimore, he often trotted out Ngata and Gregg on the same line, two mammoths. At other times, it was Gregg/Bannon or Gregg/Kemoeatu. In New York, he liked to trot out DeVito and Pouha, also two big meaty guys. In other words, Ryan's defense likes two meaty guys on his line at all times, and he wants the versatility to change alignments with the guys on the field. One of the reasons I really like the DeVito signing (assuming, that is, that Sutton's defense is going to work)

This is not a traditional 3-4 defense. If Ryan's defense works, having a guy like DeVito is a very good thing to have.

you are going to be really sad when they are running the same 2 gap in the 34 sets.

You are going to be sad when you realize you're wrong.

It seems unbelievably clear that sutton wants to run Rex Ryan's defense. It is not anything close to Romeo's 2-gap. Sutton has already said he is going to blitz like crazy.

Plagerism

That's why they drafted Poe and it's something he has the potential to do well. Patience instead of bitching.

Wonder if he bought a bangmaid with that new contract money?