Derek Barnett

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(01-02-2017, 08:24 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Some of them "yes" and some of them "no".  For example one of them is a twist stunt and Barnett just blows past the inside guy who is supposed to block him.

But the thing is that you are completely missing a huge point.  Offenses run these plays all the time and the unblocked player does not get close to making a play.  The fact that he makes plays when he is unaccounted for is not a bad thing.  It just shows how he can make plays that other DEs can not.  That is one of the things that makes Barnett elite.  But he also beats guys straight up and blows around them with speed.

On the twist stunt, he does a great job of beating the LG, but the RB is in great position to pick him up, but just doesn't see him and runs himself out of the play.  I don't expect the back to win that exchange, but he could have bought the QB a moment to get the ball out.

I'm not saying Barnett is a scrub, and as I said earlier, I give the guy due credit for finishing plays.  The thing I like about him the most is he has a great second gear and I haven't seen many cases of QB'S making him miss or shrugging him off.  However, I don't him as Top 10 guy, and neither do most scouting services.  Again, I'll agree to disagree.