(08-17-2023, 02:35 PM)Jags32250 Wrote:

(08-17-2023, 02:27 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: Glad you asked. No, they obviously don't play the same position but both are vey good run stoppers. If Foley is out for any time the team will need to pick up the slack in run defense. Clowney has excelled at that and even though he won't be plugged into Foley's position he would still help the run defense.

So who comes off the field on running downs?

I'll leave all of those decisions up to Mike Caldwell and his staff. Clowney has played edge rusher in different schemes (4-3 and 3-4). Regardless of where he has played, he has always been rated as one of the top run stoppers by PFF. No, he is not nearly as big as Fatukasi, who was being projected to be the starting nose tackle in the team's base defense. I do believe he could be very effective setting the Edge against the run and would be part of a rotation (possibly as both a defensive end and outside linebacker in the 3-4). The guy reportedly can be somewhat difficult and left Cleveland on bad terms, but his athleticism has never been questioned. Possibly a change of scenery and having a coach like Pederson will help jump-start his career. He has undoubtably been far from the player he was projected to be when he entered the NFL, but he is still only 30 years old and should have something left in the tank.

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