MAJBobby Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/darius-philon?id=2552676 STRENGTHS Outstanding burst and quickness off the snap. Penetrator with ability to make plays on the other side of the line if he wins early. Able to blow up zone plays with quickness. Plays with desired bend. Uses rip to establish advantage on edge and then plays with leverage to maintain his position through the play. High school defensive end who brings more advanced hand usage and pass-rush moves to the interior spot. Has athleticism to mirror and help contain quarterbacks thinking of bolting from pocket. Plus speed to the sideline in pursuit. WEAKNESSES Still growing into his body and needs more time to add bulk. Needs to hit the weights hard in order to handle down blocks and pure power when he gets squared up. Struggles to unhinge himself and get back into the play once he's snatched by guards with size. At times, gets caught on tape just riding out the snap when initial pass rush stalls. Lacks formidable bull rush. Lacks size and functional power to play in anything but 4-3. DRAFT PROJECTION Round 3 NFL COMPARISON George Uko BOTTOM LINE One-gap penetrator with serious juice off the snap. Philon could have used an additional year at Arkansas to add muscle and improve himself as a take-on defensive tackle, but teams will absolutely be intrigued by his combination of get-off and interior-pass-rush potential. 5 1
thebandit27 Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 That would be a heck of a tier-2 signing IMO. His snap counts have increased every year--played over 600 snaps in 2018. He also looked the part of a reliable interior pass rusher. 4
MAJBobby Posted March 18, 2019 Author Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) NFL Career Stats with Chargers 4 years 54 games 19 games started 2 PD 2 FF 9.5 Sacks 46 Solo 4 Ast 16 TFL 22 QB Hits Edited March 18, 2019 by MAJBobby 1
Kirby Jackson Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 Philon is a guy that could bring a skill set to the room that missing. I’d prefer Oliver to play that role but there are no guarantees that he’s available. It would be a good signing though (especially at the right price). 10
Magox Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 I just don't get why they wouldn't re-sign him. He wouldn't be that expensive, probably around the $5M a year range. He's been productive, he gets after the QB and he's young and still getting better. Either they don't value the position that much or they think they can get similar production elsewhere.
BuffAlone Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 1 minute ago, CaptnCoke11 said: Don’t know the source. Reliable? Fairly. I also seen his name yesterday linked to the Bills. Would be a good signing 1
BillnutinHouston Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 I saw Darius and my heart stopped for a second. 3
Mrbojanglezs Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: Don’t know the source. Reliable? I'd say hes pretty reputable. 1
billspro Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: Philon is a guy that could bring a skill set to the room that missing. I’d prefer Oliver to play that role but there are no guarantees that he’s available. It would be a good signing though (especially at the right price). I’m having trouble selling myself on Oliver with the lack of sack production. What makes you think he can put up better pass rush stats in the pros? 2
HOUSE Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Rex was happy at first then said no Edited March 18, 2019 by HOUSE 1 2
MrEpsYtown Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Magox said: I just don't get why they wouldn't re-sign him. He wouldn't be that expensive, probably around the $5M a year range. He's been productive, he gets after the QB and he's young and still getting better. Either they don't value the position that much or they think they can get similar production elsewhere. I am guessing they just don't want to tie up to much money in the defensive line, with Bosa coming up on the 5th year option. Who knows? They probably think that they can plug anybody into their system and get production.
Coach Tuesday Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 Just now, MrEpsYtown said: I am guessing they just don't want to tie up to much money in the defensive line, with Bosa coming up on the 5th year option. Who knows? They probably think that they can plug anybody into their system and get production. You were plugging for this signing a few days ago, yes?
YoloinOhio Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 Weird measurables - 6’1 300 5 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: I am guessing they just don't want to tie up to much money in the defensive line, with Bosa coming up on the 5th year option. Who knows? They probably think that they can plug anybody into their system and get production. They aren’t going to tie up money in him, they can draft a replacement. Maybe if his market comes down but he’s expected 4-5 mill
MrEpsYtown Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: You were plugging for this signing a few days ago, yes? I mentioned him in one of my million spaghetti throwing posts lol! But I got Mitch Morse so I'm good! 2 3
RyanC883 Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 Would be great. We need a DT that can penetrate. Star can eat up the OL attention. We can still draft Oliver with Philon as depth.
billsintaiwan Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, HOUSE said: Rex says no Is this because he can't drop into coverage? 2
SCBills Posted March 18, 2019 Posted March 18, 2019 If we sign Philon (excellent move if we do), I'd really start to think we're looking to trade down. I still think we get a DE in FA/Trade somehow, someway, which would mean we'd essentially be set with Hughes/Shaq/Murphy/TBD & Star/Philon/Jordan/Harry 1
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