Quote:Probably cause Ngakoue was more often than not able to beat his man. Even despite being held. Fowler was stonewalled 1 on 1 consistently. 

That's funny considering Ngakoue only played on the weak side DE. The whole point of this scheme is to let the weak side DE (LEO) get matched up 1 on 1, every single snap. That's why the DEs flipped sides on every play (depending how the Offense lined up) that wasn't an obvious 3rd and long passing situation.

 

Fowler lined up on the strong side a whole lot and had to deal with TEs and RBs chipping him. Ngakoue consistently seen 1 on 1 situations and was rarely ever chipped by a TE or RB. Every time Ngakoue and Fowler were both on the field, besides in obvious passing situations, Fowler was always lined up as the strong side DE.

 

Ngakoue was purely a pass rusher, while Fowler was playing as an all around DE. Yea, we all wanted him to flash a little bit more as a pure pass rusher, but he was raw in that area to begin with. Nobody wants to respect the fact that he has been a true, all around DE in his first year of play, coming off an ACL.

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