(05-02-2018, 05:57 PM)wg171 Wrote: What would happen if the Jags let him walk, for whatever reason, take the low 3rd, and he winds up with a team like Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Baltimore and the guy puts up 15+ sacks??

He doesn't get enough pressures at this time to be that kind of guy. He had something like 19 pressures for 8 sacks last year. He converted at a way higher rate than players normally do. So last season looks like luck for him. And without the dominance of this line, I don't think he is a double digit sack guy. We will get to see more this year, but his play seemed more opportunistic, than actual play-making.

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(05-02-2018, 10:30 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(05-02-2018, 10:03 PM)TJBender Wrote: "What a surprise!" said no one ever.

Fowler is a very solid rotational defensive lineman. Know who else was a very solid rotational defensive lineman? Tyson Alualu. If Fowler's not starting at a high level, he's not worth $14M.

Don't even try that comparison. Alualu was a mediocre DT. He was drafted to provide an interior pass rush which he never did. He wasn't all that great against the run either. He wouldn't start on most teams.

Fowler plays an elite position as an edge rusher, and is still very young and improving. He's not starting because the Jags have two Pro Bowl players at DE, but he's better than many starters. He was tied for 30th-35th in sacks in part time play and not all of those ahead of him were edge rushers. Since there are 32 teams, he would improve the pass rush on a majority of them.

He'd be extended for $14M were he on just about any other team, but not on a team with Campbell and Ngakoue and a looming cap squeeze in 2019.

Watching Leonard run thru alualu last season made me so happy that he wasn't pulling that nonsense with us anymore.

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