Lawson vs. Dunlap

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(09-30-2020, 10:59 AM)ochocincos Wrote: You know, Dunlap has gotten quite a lot of PDs over the years.
This is just my opinion, but I think I'm getting less impressed with a PD by a DL nowadays than I used to be.
I think the reason is because a PD is essentially the same as a missed or dropped throw.
It stops the clock, no negative yardage.
While a PD is obviously better than a completion, a sack or FF is obviously better.
I wish Dunlap would focus more (or improve on) getting to the passer vs trying to block passes.

Batting down balls at the line of scrimmage is a huge deal. You don't know what that ball would have been had it not been batted down, maybe it is a touchdown maybe it is a drop but you know it won't be anything because it was batted down. J.J. Watt gets a ton of praise for this but Dunlap isn't far behind Watt in this skill (or in batted balls career-wise), and it is a skill often taught but rarely done as well as Dunlap does it. The idea isn't to stop rushing, the idea is that if you can't get home then you watch the QB and time your jump to match his release.