I think these are solid takes that are turning up roses. There is A LOT of fail in this thread
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Originally Posted by BossChief
Hali gets to the qb, too bad that guys like Vrabel, Edwards, Mike Brown and Jon McGraw let him get away and complete the pass anyway.
Give us upgrades to those guys and Hali is perceived as one of the leagues better pass rushers.
JMO, but I think its spot on.
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Originally Posted by BossChief
If Hali beat his man with a speed rush, the qb could step up in the pocket every time to escape. If Hali used his above average balance to beat his man to inside leverage, the QB rolled to Vrabels side to escape every time. From there, all he had to do was throw away from Flowers and he was out of trouble and onto a career day.
Is Hali slow? YES
Are his combine times in the quickness/balance drills on par with about any good pass rusher in the NFL? YES, eerily similar to the elite ones to be more accurate.
Does Hali have short arms that cause missed opertunities? ABSOLUTELY
Do I think the defenses lacking talent is more to do with his just above average production than his physical limitations? ABSO****INGLUTELY
JMO
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Originally Posted by BossChief
I think its funny that some people can claim that he has reached his peak when he has always played on defenses that have no push up the middle and only a short time period with a good pass rusher across from him (and FTR he had more sacks than Jared his first year)
I dont know how many times Hali has missed a sack and flushed a qb out of the pocket only to see the qb throw for a big gainer because of lacking talent on this defense.
FACT he has been a top five at his position player at pressures on the quarterback about every year he has played in the NFL and IMHO if we get a solid push up the middle and a pass rush presence other than him on this team, qbs wont be able to escape as much and it will start to make passers throw rushed and a lot of those pressures will turn to sacks (for him or the other defenders)
I think Hali could consistently get 12+ sacks if the other factors are lined up.
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