Carlos Dunlap

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(01-22-2020, 12:44 PM)Okeana Wrote: btw for those who are excited to see Chase Young in a thread. I just want to make it clear that under no circumstance am I saying I would take young over burrow and in fact, I think Young is very overrated. He will not be a Bosa on the next level and he's not a generational talent. He has major weaknesses in the run game and his technique is nothing special. He is a top tier prospect, but I think he will be an above-average player at best in the league.

But that's not really on point. The fact that Dunlap is completely overlooked is a crime

Want to touch on this as well.

Since he came into the league (until 2015, before PFF changed their grades), Dunlap was ALWAYS in the top 3 LDE grade, on PFF, be it as a starter or backup.

His pressure numbers have always been top 5 (if not top 3) of ANY defender in the league and his TFL numbers are double digits, every year.

He leads in PDs since 2015 for all non-CBs (even more than Kuechly, the consensus best coverage LB in the league) and has been in coverage on RBs and TEs, holding his own (though he has been in coverage against some WRs for completely idiotic reasons and it has bitten them in the ass consistently).

The one thing that is always overlooked though, is his work in the run game; that's why his TFL numbers are always so high. He is simply the best run defending 4-3 DE in the league and I will fight that to the death.

Though his contact is up in 2 years (I think), I still see him signing one more 3 year deal before he's done.

bfine said back in 2010 that he was our best pick in the draft and the best value pick for the ENTIRE draft (after Geno, as time has told) ad truthfully, I think that still rings true in 2020.