Quote:"EDGE" is new, and Clowney was not labeled that last year. Here's the evidence:


Mayocks positionals for 2014:
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000346685/article/mike-mayocks-position-rankings-for-2014-nfl-draft'>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000346685/article/mike-mayocks-position-rankings-for-2014-nfl-draft</a>

Distinctly separate categories for DE and OLB, as it should be.


Mayocks positionals for 2015:
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000475721/article/mike-mayocks-2015-nfl-draft-position-rankings-20'>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000475721/article/mike-mayocks-2015-nfl-draft-position-rankings-20</a>

They have combined the two in an edge rusher category because of the lack of DEs in this draft, and the high number of rush OLBs.


They haven't used it before. In fact, they didn't begin this year's analysis with it, either. It came out around the time of the combine or just after.


It's equivalent to lumping all TEs and WRs together and calling them "CATCHERS."


"EDGE" is for the intellectually lazy, IMO. And yes, it was just pulled out of their rears this year.


I would have expected you of all folks to know better.

Google "Clowney and edge rusher" and see what you come up with. Rotoworld has a few blurbs using those two words together. Also are you familiar with Football Outsiders? Take a look at the first paragraph in this article:

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2014/sackseer-2014'>http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2014/sackseer-2014</a>

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