I am aiming for the fences. This team will have 60 sacks. Malik will have 10, Fowler will drop 11, Odrick 8, Marks 10, the rest from the LBs and rotational guys like Miller, Ngakoue, etc. will get the rest. I get it, its a bit of hyperbole.. But a man can dream right?!!!

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Fowler 7.5

Jackson 7

Odrick 6.5

Marks 5


Jack 4.5

Yannick 4.5

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I am aiming for the fences. This team will have 60 sacks. Malik will have 10, Fowler will drop 11, Odrick 8, Marks 10, the rest from the LBs and rotational guys like Miller, Ngakoue, etc. will get the rest. I get it, its a bit of hyperbole.. But a man can dream right?!!!

I just think back to someone saying that we would get Ramsey in round 1 and Jack in round 2....and we actually did.


So I won't rule out 60 sacks.

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Hopefully Joeckel will get a sack..

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Whose it gonna be? Who ya got as the top 5 sack-getters of '16?


I gotz:


5. Ramsey - 3.5

4. Odrick - 4.5

3. Ngakoue - 6

2. Fowler - 8.5

1. Jackson - 10

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Fowler 7.5

Jackson 7

Odrick 6.5

Marks 5


Jack 4.5

Yannick 4.5

I'd agree with these except for Jack, he is not known for getting to the QB.

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Whose it gonna be? Who ya got as the top 5 sack-getters of '16?


I gotz:


5. Colvin - 3.5

4. Odrick - 4.5

3. Ngakoue - 6

2. Fowler - 8.5

1. Jackson - 10

I think Ramsey has more sacks than Colvin.

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jackson 7

fowler 7

ngakoue 5


idk about everyone else

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I have a damn good feeling about Ngakoue man. The speed, the bend. The guy doesn't stop.

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Your mom.

Fair enough.

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I just think back to someone saying that we would get Ramsey in round 1 and Jack in round 2....and we actually did.


So I won't rule out 60 sacks.

lol yeah 60 is overboard. If I were being a realist(which will be easier when real games start getting played) and had to guess without the teal goggles on, I think 40 is reasonable for this team. 

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lol yeah 60 is overboard. If I were being a realist(which will be easier when real games start getting played) and had to guess without the teal goggles on, I think 40 is reasonable for this team.

I think it all depends on Fowler. I think Jackson will get his. Odrick will give you 6.5ish. And Yannick 4.5

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5. Jared Odrick - 4.5

 

4. Yannick Ngakoue - 6.0 

 

3. Malik Jackson - 6.5

 

2. Sen'Derrick Marks - 7.5 

 

1. Fowler Jr. - 9.0 

 

Overall review and expectations. In 2015, we only managed 36.0 sacks as a team. Odrick led the team with 5.5 and Colvin, a cornerback, was in a three way tie for 2nd place with 4.0 sacks on the team. Pretty sad. With Bradley's job on the line. And with Wash as his new defensive coordinator. I expect to see them pulling out all the stops to get it done this year. I think we should see an improved running game to help dictate the time of possession and also create more favorable chances for this pass rush to shine. 

 

Maybe I set the bar too high personally. But I expect to see four players leap Odrick as this year's sack leader. I don't think Odrick's role was to be a pass rusher to begin with. It's impressive he managed the 5.5 he had last year. I think if he gets some this year it will be due to coverage sacks or just too much protection sliding at times to the stronger pass rushing area. 

 

I like Ngakoue's size and agility overall. I think early on he's your designated pass rusher in situational downs. He's capable of being that compliment edge rusher opposite of Fowler Jr. Would I like to see a Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis duo out of Ngakoue and Fowler Jr.? SURE. But it may be too soon for that. 

 

Malik Jackson is now the highest paid Defensive Tackle in the NFL right? Or up there salary wise. I fully expect to see him EVERYWHERE. In the backfield, on the runningback, on the quarterback, bulldozing a fullback or lineman to create space for the rest of the defense this year. I think he'll get after it. I believe in what he's said this off-season. 

 

Marks is coming back hopefully at 100% and with a year off. I think he's beyond the term well rested. I hope he picks up where he left off in 2014. Some fans here have forgotten about him because of all of the off-season additions but I haven't. I fully expect him to make some noise. 

 

And then lastly. Fowler Jr. He's probably the most athletically gifted athlete on this team right now on the defensive front. With an improved secondary and more speed added in the linebacking group with Myles Jack pairing up with Telvin Smith. He's going to have a chance to shine in 2016. And quite honestly. This team NEEDS him to shine. This fanbase NEEDS him to shine. I don't mind if he's hot and cold this season. I really don't. Some of the best pass rushers in the NFL are hot and cold. Clay Matthews is hot and cold. Von Miller is hot and cold. It's more understandable being hot and cold at the defensive end position because it's physically more taxing and physically more violent. If he finishes the season with 9.0 sacks. And he's had maybe two to four REALLY dominate games where he's racking up 1.5 - 3.0 sacks in those games. I'll take it. 

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lol yeah 60 is overboard. If I were being a realist(which will be easier when real games start getting played) and had to guess without the teal goggles on, I think 40 is reasonable for this team. 

 

 

Yeah.  For reference, 3 teams in the past 10 seasons have registered 60 sacks.  I think the 40 sack mark is a good goal, but more importantly this team needs to be able to consistently pressure the QB.

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Our opponents...

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I think pressure should be viewed as the more ultimate goal. We just cannot be a team anymore that allows opposing QB's to go on lunch breaks and then come back to the field and then decide what to watch on Netflix and then read the defense and then contemplate if we are living in a virtual reality and then finally throwing the ball. Just can't happen.


I'm betting Fowler at 7 sacks, if he can get that I think the rest of the D-line will take care of itself. Last year we didn't have our premier Leo or DT. This year we have two of each

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I'd be happy with 5-6 from Fowler

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