Quote:Lol. Great? But he did look lost. You can plug your ears and "Lalala" but, as you say, the fact remains that he did.

 

Clowney got brutalized every time he dropped back because he simply doesn't know how to read run-pass from that position. You know, he'd be able to avoid that situation altogether if all he had to do was rush the passer off the line of scrimmage like he was so used to doing... Oh wait.

 

It's going to be hilarious watching teams shred Houston with 2TE sets. I'll feel bad for Clowney because I know he's better than that, though.

 

Houston will switch to a 4-3 eventually. It's the only logical thing they can do.

 

 

 

Obviously, they weren't effective enough. We can talk and talk all day about "pressure" and getting to the QB, but if you get there and the quarterback still shreds your defense, you're still 50% of the problem.

 

And we can say "m-muh double team" all we want but he'd clearly be more successful at beating those double teams as a 4-3 end, which further supports my claim that he's not going to perform to his fullest potential as a 3-4 OLB.

 

And stop comparing him to Demarcus Ware. Clowney can think on his toes and that's what I liked about him, but he's nowhere near as football smart as Ware was.

 

LOL, So just for sake of this argument, your argument is Clowney will fail in this system strictly because of coverage responsibilities..  Is that correct?

 

How many times in that game did he actually drop back into coverage?  I'll answer for you.. hardly ever.  Which is why I brought up DeMarcus Ware in the first place. Ware like Clowney was hardly ever asked to drop back into coverage...  and also Mario Williams.  Another player who played at the 3-4 OLBer position yet hardly ever was asked to drop back into coverage. So your "he can't reach his full potential unless he plays within a 4-3 front" is ludicrous.. sorry, but it is.  If a DE can move to OLBer and get injured thus missing half the season, yet still become the highest paid defensive player in NFL history (BTW, that was when Mario Williams was at his best) then I'm pretty sure Clowney is going to be able to figure things out. lol.

 

Clowney is mainly going to be asked to do one thing.. attack the passer.  He did that in the first preseason game (which you said he failed at) and he did it last night also.  If the guy stays healthy he's going to be DROY playing at that position and in this system,

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