Quote:He still had the quickness to get to the QB and exploit that hole.  I don't care if they run stunts or whatever as long as he is getting sacks.  Branch made huge strides from year one so give him some credit.  You act like exploiting a hole and having the quickness to take down the QB is an easy thing.  Ask MIncey or any other DE we have had in the past couple of years and they will tell you different.

I did not like the Branch signing right from the beginning. He never really showed the ability to get to the passer when he had a quality lineman to beat. It takes time for a DE to develop so I'm not ready to cut him, but I'm on the fence with re guard to him becoming a effective pass rusher. As for the speed to get to the passer when there is a hole to run through that's no way to evaluate a pass rusher. I want a guy that when the game is on the line and you have to beat a good NFL tackle, you can count on your player to get pressure to disrupt the quarterbacks rhythm and move him out of the pocket or get the sack. Branch has not shown the ability to do either consistently.   

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