Pace hurting his foot really hurt him speed wise. He's been solid stopping the run and coming around the tackle to stop the RB but passing wise...hasn't been as effective. Thomas, he's been solid...nothing more nothing less.
He wasn't solid today though. There was a run where Pace went inside, where he should have been outside containment and Forte had a 20+ yard run. I was in a bar and pointed it out from the replay. I have to re-watch and see if that was a one-off instance or happened a bunch of times. Pace hasn't been very good.
Bryan Thomas had a sack today.... And really you call out the dude who hustles his ass off every play? Ellis is the one who is done due to age.
Thomas has been better than Pace all year. Pace hasn't been the same with his foot injury as a lot of people said. BT has at least made a few plays, which is more than what Pace can say. Either one can be replaced for new blood though IMO. I trust both vs the run, but neither can get to the QB very well. As for Jenkins, it's tough to say he's been a disappointment, but dollar for dollar, you are right. He's been good when he's in there, but he's never able to be in there. Some of that is bad luck, and we knew that was the risk coming in, but he does have a big cap number. If he wants to come back next year, he'll have to take a hefty pay cut.
Thomas just looks so slow. Look at any other team with a slightly good pass rusher and you can see how BT and Pace just look so lethargic.
Two words to add ... Vernon Gholston. What an effin' disaster. Wasting a #8 pick on this loser killed our defense.
In fairness to the CS, at the time VG was picked the overall consensus was that he would be the most likely to boon or bust from the top of the draft. It was worth the shot, in hindsight it has been a complete failure. I would be more pissed about it if he was projected as a low first round pick and the CS tried outsmarting everybody and reached for him. Sadly, VG went where he was slotted to go...
where is this hate for Thomas coming from? Thomas isn't a pass rusher and I have seen him near the QB more than any of our supposed pass rushers. We brought a guy in here this offseason(giving up a good Kicker to get him) that was supposed to help our pass rsuh but he has been completely invisible rushing the passer. That's the guy you should be upset w/ not Bryan Thomas.
There needs to be a lot of turnover in the front seven this season. It's the scariest part of the offseason right now.(aside from that whole lockout thing)
I disagree completely. He went where "draft gurus" and people on this board were projecting him to go. If I remember correctly, I remember hearing that the Jets wanted to trade out of that spot and couldn't. Shows you that there was the top 5 and then whoever goes 6th. I don't think there was any consensus No "boom or bust" player should ever be drafted that high, period. We just need to stop drafting on potential alone and take what we see out of their college performances at face value. In today's NFL, I feel like combine numbers and the like get incredibly overstated and we just need to see what they do on the field with following their football instincts. Personally, I would have taken Kenny Phillips 6th overall. Looking back, I guess that wouldn't have been the greatest of picks, but I think most players in that entire draft had more productive careers thus far than VG.
Indeed. But last year the secondary was seen as the biggest hole, and we addressed it (although with the Safety issues and Kdub's slow start, it's hard to remember that). Point being, we've seen that this CS and front office can and will address glaring needs, and I think that they realize the front 7 is a big need this offseason, so expect new faces next year. Let's hope they pan out!
I predict Gholston will get his first sack against the Bills. The New Meadowlands Stadium erupts - "Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!" OK - maybe not the crowd thing but I really think the sack is coming.
The problem that I have with that is that the FO seems to only address GLARING needs. I don't know, I guess I just wish the DLine and LB corps would receive the same attention that CB and OLine have in the draft and WR did in trades.
