05-30-2016, 02:12 PM
(05-30-2016, 10:58 AM)fredtoast Wrote: All it proves is that you did not look deeply enough into what really happened. Despite missing time with injury every season his fiorst three years in the league dunlap was still playing 2/3rds of the snaps.
Starts don't really mean that much, and in hjis second and thrid seasons Dunlap was nothing close to the player he is now.
2/3rds is pushing it. 9.5 sacks his rookie year. Maybe Hayes "coaching" was like "coaching" for the Reds and instead of developing it was hindering. Yes he is better now. But Dunlap has been good since the day we drafted him.
Dunlap is clearly better than Hunt and Clarke. But early in his career Dunlap still lost snaps to guys like Fanene, Frostee, and Geathers. Probably because they were the veteran preferance of whichever coach makes the call. If a guy with his talent isnt even getting fully utilized because Fanene, Frostee, and Geathers are here... Its easy to see why Hunt and Clarke were underutilized with Dunlap, MJ, and Gilberry ahead of them.
I think Hunt and Clarke were underutilized big time in 2014. And being inactive for about half the games last year for each of them seems pretty counter productive. We didnt even draft a DE and we let Gilberry walk without a fight. At least Shawn Williams got a little time to shine in real action before being counted on to play a big role. Would be nice if we had a little more experience in our 2nd and 3rd round picks going in to year 4 and year 3 of their contracts who are now supposed to be big contributors to our rotation.
