More Lawson Hype!

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(07-25-2017, 01:23 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Injury or that he cannot cover are the reasons why he fell.

If Lawson can stay healthy and learn to cover at times the dude could seriously be great.

And i love the Jordan Willis pick as well who breathes football.

These are just the types of pass rushers we needed to add.

Exactly, and double-dipping the DE spot creates competition between the two of them, which is always a good thing.

I love that Willis played so much LDE in college, so we can give Dunlap a rest here and there, and line up with Lawson at RDE.

Rotation, health, energy, speed, strength....all these things we have lacked from this position group for some time....they tried to draft Dunlap and MJ clones in Clark and Hunt, but neither was that spectacular at getting to the QB.  

I am most intrigued by Willis.  Some scouts complained that the speed at the combine didn't translate to the pass rushing abilities on the field.  I clearly saw what they were talking about....in plays where he had to "stay home" to defend the read-option, but when it was third and long and he was "cleared for take-off", I saw a very quick launch and ferocity to get to the QB.  Dude is like Geno in terms of strength, but ran a 4.51 in the forty?  That's just sick.  

Lawson is going to get legitimate shots in terms of playing time.  MJ is a solid run defender, but offers little to no pass rush from such a key spot.  I hope this added pressure leads to generating more turnovers.  That is something that was really lacking from last year's club.