02-02-2016, 04:31 PM
(02-02-2016, 04:22 PM)Au165 Wrote: They do play the same role. They are both one technique guys tasked with stopping the run versus Atkins three technique that lets him rush and run stop. He may not be good, but he is in fact the same skill set.
That's simply not true.
Thompson is usually asked to be a gap penetrating DT to disrupt plays. He's got a good first step and that's it.
Have you ever actually watched Thompson play? It's the opposite of Peko.
Peko is a squatty dude who (used to) eats blocks and doesn't do much in the backfield.
Thompson tries to shoot every gap. It's what he does.
He's awful vs the run when he has to take on blockers. Pancake city.
