Brandon Thompson

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(08-22-2017, 01:25 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: Most of those sack leaders can play 3 downs. 
It's an old school mentality that most of the league has avoided the last few years. Teams have been trending towards smaller better bending edge rushers, we haven't. 

It's not about size, it's about skills. 
Neither Clarke nor Hunt were ever good vs the run. 
It's just a weird thing they have for size at that spot because it worked with Johnson and Dunlap and then with Fanene and Rucker. 
That was lightning in a bottle but they treated it like a golden rule. 

Im just glad they have finally made the call and added guys like Lawson and Willis. It's about time. There was the Moch experiment but they gave up on that quicker than anything. 

6 of the 10 2016 sack leaders were LB's in a 3-4 defense.

Sacks Leaders

 
Vic Beasley Jr., LB
ATL

Von Miller, LB

Lorenzo Alexander, LB
BUF

 
Danielle Hunter, DE
MIN

 
Markus Golden, LB
ARI

Cameron Wake, DE
MIA

 
Cliff Avril, DE
SEA

Nick Perry, LB

 
Erik Walden, LB

 
Khalil Mack, DE

They have Mack listed as a DE, but I am pretty sure he plays like a LB also