01-22-2020, 01:43 PM
(01-22-2020, 01:18 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: 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.
I think we will see a great year from Carlos next year, if he and Hubbard stay healthy. As Sam gets better, he is becoming a monster, and with (and to an extent Lawson) on the other side and Geno in the middle, he should have a great season. Especially if we aren't playing from behind and the other team is having to pass to keep up....
