Quote:Watching this game of Fowler, gives me hope.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmAd7XrXXbE#t=31

 

I think what makes Von so special (outside of his pass rush moves) is he is a complete linebacker. He started at TAMU as a weakside LB, and then started adding pass rush moves to his game. If you combined Myles Jack with Noah Spence, then you would have a Von Miller prospect.

uh, no. lol. Jack is far superior in coverage to Miller. Miller has the same speed and range but their coverage skills are night and day. Miller was not that great in coverage coming out of college. What makes Miller special is his ability to run full speed while his body is nearly level with the ground. Consistently. On top of that he is extremely strong for his size. Fowler has neither of these traits. You take away Khalil Mack's elite bend, explosiveness, experience in coverage, and disciplined play against the run and add 10 pounds and you have Fowler.

 

 

Quote:Defense wins. It still holds true (unless ocasionally Tom Brady pulls his magic).


The playoffs were filled with tough defenses yet again this year (and Tom Brady):


Broncos

Panthers

Chiefs

Seahawks

Bengals

Cardinals

Vikings

Texans


(Patriots defense was playing well too, but they weren't overly stout).


Anyway, unless a team has an All-Time, Elite QB, it has to have a tough defense too. Hopefully the Jags new acquisitions and players returning start trending them in that direction. Jags offense is already "good enough" to win a championship if the defense was an upper-tier unit.

The Patriots had the second ranked defense in the league.

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