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Originally Posted by TwistedChief
I heard some statistic that only one player drafted 25-50 over the last 15-20yrs had more than 8 sacks in his rookie season (Clay Matthews).
We need a pass rush, folks, and we're not going to be getting an immediate impact edge in the first round at 30.
If Smith is the opening move on Veach's chess board, so be it. Let's see how it all plays out but it's not like anyone can really question the thought process behind it.
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No question - its hard to find guys that will finish plays.
But it's not terribly difficult to find guys in the draft that just make things difficult.
Kwity Paye is a perfect example. He had 'only' 4 sacks - less than that pile of suck Frank Clark. But he was extremely impactful. He was someone opponents had to pay attention to and he was still getting pressures/hits.
No, you can't count on a guy coming in and getting 10 sacks. But in the last 1st you can absolutely find someone that will run hot at make things difficult for the opponent and that may be enough to create pressure at other spots on the line as well.
Frankly, we need both. We need a viable veteran edge AND a fireplug rookie.