Is Derek Barnett Really That Good?

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(04-05-2017, 02:47 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: The more I look at this guy, the more I am starting to wonder if he is better than the following guys:

Lawson
Harris
Williams
Willis
McKinley

I've watched the above guys play more than a few times, and it seems that they all have more explosion and just as good of an overall pass rush as Barnett.  IS there really that much difference between those guys and Barnett?

Barnett has a skill that is difficult to quantify:  bend.  He can lower his shoulder and be bent one direction while his legs stay under him and he drives through a blocker that gets too high.  He then can set up an inside move with a swim-over.  He has a good variety of moves (I am done watching MJ go on a huge arc and get ridden 10 yards out of the play time after time) and incredible flexibility.  I also like his hunter's mentality.  He takes his performance seriously and he hates losing.  I want a bunch of guys like that.

Finally, you don't break Reggie White's record at UT for sacks by being lucky.  Great production against some of the best players in college football.  

Barnett isn't going to wow you with 40 times, bench press, etc.  but he WILL get pressure from the outside.