Quote:Which position do you believe to be more important/impactful?

After suffering through 8+ years of deficiency at those positions, I figured our experience,or lack thereof, could make for a nice debate.


I pick pass rusher because unlike receiver that is dependant on someone else's assistance, the difference between an above average receiver and a great one isn't as great as the difference between an above average pass rusher and his great counterpart.


Great receiver=~1300 yds, 12 tds

Above average receiver=~900, 6 tds


Great pass rusher=~15 sacks

Above average pass rusher=~8 sacks

Great players are measured by much more than their stats. Great WRs make RBs get more holes, QBs look better due to confidence, other WRs get more yards, etc. A great pass rusher will destroy an opposing QB that is not mobile, and make mobile QBs worse. You will get guys with happy feet throwing the ball early, running out of the pocket discarding half the field for no reason, or remove a TE or RB from running a route, and probably causes a dozen turnovers between sackfumbles and forced ints that wouldn't otherwise happen.


Essentially a WRs presence covers about halfish of the field. A DE, by affecting the opposing QB who controls the entire field, affects the entire field. I would go DE.

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