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Originally Posted by RunKC
Sam Williams was my favorite player in the entire draft but I’ve been more than happy with Karlaftis. He’s been the best rookie pass rusher not named Aidan Hutchinson this season.
They are both going to be really good
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Said from day 1 - if Karlaftis is the guy we hope he could be (and who he appears to be developing into), he's the HARDEST part of complementary DEs to get.
A 3-down, fundamentally sound player who can do everything at a high level. Not a super high ceiling guy (I think Thibs, for instance, has a far higher ceiling) but a guy who simply doesn't take a single thing off the table.
And who allows you to be more targeted in our DE2. You can go find a focused pass rusher.
If a defensive line is a pitching staff, in Chris Jones you have your ace starter, in George Karlaftis you have a reliable 9th inning guy. Now you need a good swing reliever (sturdy run-stopping DT) to keep things steady and jam reliever (Speed rusher) to come get that key strikeout when you have to get out of an inning.