Quote:It always seems to take a little bit longer for pass rushers to get adjusted at the NFL level and for good reason.


If you don't have elite bend (see Von Miller), or elite hands technique (see Joey Bosa as an example for a rookie), chances are very high that you're going to struggle and take a little extra time to adjust.


Bosa isn't a great athlete and doesn't have bend, but his hand technique has always been very, very good. If you can keep Offensive Linemen from getting their hands on you, you've already won 90% of the battle.


Hands technique is far and away Fowler's biggest issue right now. He relied on his speed and power to win in college. In the NFL it doesn't matter how fast, or strong you are if an OL-men gets his hands on you.


Saying Fowler hasn't shown anything is just wrong dude. While we'd all love to see him show more, since he is a high draft pick and since we've lacked any real pass rushing threat for a long time. He definitely has shown flashes rushing the QB. His run defense has also been a surprise and a positive that you can't over look.


He's definitely raw in his pass rushing moves and needs to spend a lot of time working on them in the off season.


In my opinion though, he must put most of his focus on his hands technique.


If he can learn to use his hands better and not consistently run his shoulder into OTs, I think he can be very successful in this league. He's going to have to put in a lot of work this off season on those hands though, because it's far and away the most glaring weakness of his.

If he can't bend, isn't a good technician, and isn't a freak athlete, why the hell did we pick him at #3?


It just looks like another Branch or Alualu pick. Oh he's a great run stopper. And we're just gonna wait for him to finally break out. Meanwhile he either sticks around as a marginal player that half the board defends for years as a "solid player" or he washes out of the league completely ala Harvey. Either way it's yet another huge waste of a high pick.

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