(03-26-2018, 08:39 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(03-26-2018, 06:47 AM)JackCity Wrote: Atkins is a 3 tech who wins with elite quickness , technique and leverage. Was a great pass rusher in college but undersized. 

Payne mostly played nose in college and his pass rushing and disruption was fairly non existent. He's a great run defender but rarely if ever got penetration. Wasn't asked to do it might either. Grand total of 1 TFL and 1 sack in 2017..

Wildly different skillsets as DTs...

Payne was dominant against Georgia in the Championship game. I watched him break through the line on nearly every play. Pairing him next to Atkins is gonna give him a lot more opportunities to get to the QB. He has the skill set to effectively rush the passer, but was not asked to do so in college. He was solely there for run support. He is being brought in to make up for one of the few deficiencies in Atkins game, which is run stuffing. But his pass rushing skills will improve as well. This D-Line should become one of the top units in the NFL with this addition. Remember, Geno only totaled 3 sacks in his final two seasons at Georgia, once he was drafted to the Bengals, they asked him to do different things and now he is one of the best pass rushing DT's in the NFL.

Geno Atkins finished his college career with 33 tackles for a loss and was extremely disruptive in the pass game for Georgia even if his sack numbers were low his last 2 years. He played 3 tech in college and was moved around.  
The only evidence we have of Payne being disruptive as a pass rusher is against Georgia and Tennessee.   
Nowhere near enough evidence to say he's disruptive or to comp him to Geno Atkins. Very different players. He's not bad at all..just a trash comp.

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