Quote:i dont think he has strength concerns.... not in terms of playing strength anyway. maybe he doesnt put up as many reps in the weight room, but fowler is one of, if not the pass rusher i have the most faith in to be able to win 1 on 1 in the NFL. 

 

guys like gregory and beasley get stonewalled. fowler moves players. 

 

Everyone gets stonewalled.  JJ Watt gets stonewalled.

 

Beasley and Gregory win matchups against good players.  Fowler rarely does.  He sets the edge well in the run game sideline to sideline, but once a decent tackle gets into his pads, he's done.  The problem is that you rarely win the 1v1 matchups unless you can get the tackles off balance, and Fowler lacks the power to move a tackle in a straight up matchup.  Watch La'el Collins and Cam Robinson run him over. 

 

Good player - he just needs the weight room badly.  He's young and his body has already improved massively since he walked onto campus, but its something he really needs to continue working on and at a greater pace.

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