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Originally Posted by Detoxing
First thing i look for when watching a rookie DL is if they're strong at the point of attack. If they're getting blown off the LoS, that's a real bad sign. It means you shouldn't be playing because assignments and gaps are getting ****ed by your inability to do your job.
So if you can hold your gap and not get your shit pushed in, we're already off to a real positive trajectory. At the very least, we can play you on run downs, early downs etc.
Karlaftis is a ****ing man out there. I never notice him getting blown off the LoS. He either holds it or pushes it in.
That's all i really wanna see. You can win with that. The sacks and numbers etc will come in time. Which they have. And will continue to do so.
He's not some freakish, long DE ala Javon Kearse. He's not some speed rusher who can chase down mobile QB's from behind. And that's ok. Get over that. He's already a solid player that you can depend on. To ME, that already moves him out of potential bust territory.
I don't know how you could watch his rookie season and be down on this guy. He's only going to get better, stronger etc and he's ALREADY a competent, good starter who can give you at least 7-10 sacks a season. My dudes...that is a winning, positive player.
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Guy could never improve an inch from where he is now and not be a 'bust'.
He wasn't a top 5 pick here. He's established baseline competence. Yeah, even as a worst case scenario, that's an acceptable (if not ideal) return on a 1st round pick. Bust is well off the table.