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Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15
He's not a good fit in this system. When he was drafted he was touted as the pass rusher with the widest variety of moves. In Spags defense so often he just asks edge rushers to contain the running QB. Not to mention he's simply not an explosive player or versatile like Mike Danna.
Conclusion: I think he'd do better in system that better suits utilizes his skill set but he's shown little to justify his first round selection. It's sad.
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I don't agree that he's not a good fit.
He was simply way further away than I realized (and probably many others) and rather than play the slice, the Chiefs just kinda buried him.
I would've thought they'd have used him as a package player to try to get some value out of him while trying to mold him into someone that was stronger at contact and could be both a quicker edge rusher AND someone who was powerful at the point of attack.
They just didn't. It's similar to some of what they've done with the young WRs. Rather than pigeonhole them in roles early on, they kinda push them down the depth chart and try to continue with the 'know everyone's job' thing until they're nearly fully formed.
Theonly thing that changes that plan appears to be need. If they just run out of bodies, they'll put the rookies out there before they're done cookin'.
I think we'll see FAU's role here continue to expand next year and it may be a Saunders sort of situation where we really don't get the best version of him until he's a FA. It'll suck, but it's better than a bust.
He's not a bust. He's not a poor fit. He just wasn't turnkey.