Terez Paylor article on Dee Ford

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Derrick Johnson showed a lot of promise early on. What made people think he might be a bust was the odd 2009 season where he was relegated to the bench.

Derrick Johnson had more sacks than Dee Ford after two years despite being a coverage linebacker in a 4-3 and he had 5.5 times the number of tackles.

Dee Ford has a decent amount of sacks based on his snaps. Let's not ignore that he's been playing behind two excellent edge rushers.

Whitney Mercilus, Melvin Ingram, and Jerry Hughes didn't break out till year 4.

Ford hasn't even played a full season to gain valuable experience. Edge rushers take time to develop, and the only time that matters are real game snaps. Young pass rushers all around the league are going through the same shit. Guys like Miller, Mack, and Houston are rare.

Like I've said, if you're ready to declare Ford a bust this early, you're an impatient moron.