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  On 1/22/2024 at 5:59 PM, Bangarang said:

Good against the run but not a consistent pass rusher. Said it all along that he’s not a guy that’s going to win off the edge and get to the QB with any kind of regularity. He’s a good player for what he is though.

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5 sacks a year for a 1st round DE is not going to work. He's mediocre and not a game wrecker. 

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  On 1/22/2024 at 5:56 PM, Bill51390 said:

Thoughts and opinions? It may be time to start looking elsewhere. He has definitely underperformed and hasn’t played to the level we expected. 

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Nobody on the D line showed up last night… Where was Oliver where’s was Jones? Floyd where the •••• was he… These guys always disappear in big playoff games it seems….

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  On 1/22/2024 at 6:36 PM, BBFL said:


Yeah but the point is they needed to be great. There’s excuses for the CBs and LBs. they have been in and out of the lineup due to necessity. Not rotation. You’re down to some absolute scraps in a monumental game everywhere on the defense except the line…

 

They should have stepped up. They’ve made plays all year but disappear in back to back games. 
 

Secondary and LBs stepped up against Pitt… they could have returned the favor and done more than, like you said, ok…

 

 

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the dl held their gaps. a lot of runs bounced outside or through the gaps that lb's and others were supposed to fill. tackles whiffed and missed like crazy.

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  On 1/22/2024 at 6:43 PM, Bermuda Triangle said:

Got gashed in the run game too.

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how many of those runs did the chiefs have to bounce to another hole because the DL covered the initial hole? it looked like a lot to me but until the 22 is released i will just guess that the gaps were not filled successfuly.

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  On 1/22/2024 at 7:10 PM, boyst said:

the dl held their gaps. a lot of runs bounced outside or through the gaps that lb's and others were supposed to fill. tackles whiffed and missed like crazy.

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Don’t know about that, they were running right up the middle towards the end there. Didn’t see much push at all the whole game. 
 

If you had Bernard and Benford back there, that play would have gotten by. They needed to show up given the circumstances… 

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  On 1/22/2024 at 5:56 PM, Bill51390 said:

Thoughts and opinions? It may be time to start looking elsewhere. He has definitely underperformed and hasn’t played to the level we expected. 

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On the contrary,  Rousseau has played well above expectations for a DE drafted in the late 1st round. 

 

Elite pass rushing DEs are the 2nd hardest position to find besides an elite QB.  Rousseau isn't one of those,  either,  but he's a good one.  Even that's a tough draw in the late 1st.  Most of them picked in the 20s never do much. 

Posted
  On 1/25/2024 at 12:28 AM, PBF81 said:

Well, we'll just have to draft another DE in round 1.  

 

Every year until we finally get it right then.  

 

 

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They'd be better off taking them in R2 or 3 rather than late in R1.  The odds are against you either way,  but at least the investment isn't as high. 

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Is he going to develop further, or is he just a tall Chris Kelsay?

 

I like Rousseau as a player, but so far he hasn't stood out like I expected.

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Posted
  On 1/25/2024 at 12:16 AM, Aussie Joe said:

So what’s the thoughts on picking up his 5th year option ?

 

Wont be cheap .. but they probably have to do it to buy themselves more time to work out their DE problems …

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No way I'm pick it up unless he gets 10+ next year. If you want the bag you gotta earn the bag.

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