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Originally Posted by Detoxing
And that's suppose to help your argument?
Great point you made though to show the massive gap in pass rush ability between the two. Ford produced more in nearly every category despite not moving towards the QB/RB every single play.
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Neither one moves towards the QB every single play.
I can’t find pas-rushing snaps from Flowers, but he has been top 20-rated as a pass rusher by PFf over the past 3 years. He also spends a lot of snaps moving around and having a run defense responsibility.
Ford, playing a stand-up OLB position, is going to have a lot more opportunities to tackle on run plays.
It breaks down to this:
Flowers is a great run defender and is a top-20 pass rusher based on grade/pressure the past 3 years.
Ford is a better pass rusher (wouldn’t argue that) and a shitty run defender.
I’ll take the former.