(05-02-2023, 06:05 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: I've gotten excited about undersized pass rushers before.

Then I watched them get easily swallowed up or spun out of the play by 310 pound linemen with 34 inch arms week after week.

My hope for the talented young man is that he shows enough to make the team, then shows enough to earn some snaps in the rotation, then, at some point, maybe we're having a real discussion about his potential in this defense.

I'd feel like we did OK (in his rookie year) if he's on the field after the bye for 15-20% of the snaps and affects the QB in some way a time or two every other week.

I have to agree with your assessment of this pick. It's so difficult for these undersized pass rushers to succeed at the NFL level, For every Elvis Dumervill or Reddick, there are 10 guys like Larry Hart, one of the many busts that Gene Smith selected- also in round 5 like Abdullah. All we can do is hope Abdullah is the exception and carves out a successful career in the NFL.

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