Tamba Hali

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by milkman

While I think you overrate Hali, I agree with what you are saying here.

I doubt he'll ever be a consistent double digit sack guy, but he is one of teh last guys we should be bitching about.

I don't overrated him. My stance has always been that he's a solid player. Not pro-bowl quality, but a very solid starter. He just gets UNDERRATED by too many here.

Re Vrabel: It's not your money Dane and he's not breaking the bank so why so much ****ing bitching and moaning about it? 5 million anymore is chump change in the NFL.

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.

THIS is what I watched all season. Hali CONSISTENTLY beat his man, only to have the QB step up into the pocket where there was ZERO PRESSURE, or he rolled to the other side where there was zero pressure. AS good as Derrick was, he had great players around him to help him as well. Hali is in fact best suited as an outside backer in this kind of scheme. However until we find a nose tackle that can collapse the pocket and/or someone who can bring pressure from the other side he'll never be able to "finish" because QB's simply move to that giant area where the center is and no Chief can be found. IT's that simple.