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Posted on 10/5/17 at 10:41 pm to AUatWashandLee
Posted on 10/5/17 at 10:41 pm to AUatWashandLee
To be fair, wasnt he going against a 3rd string LT in the Packers game?
Still looked like a beast the next week, but not to the same consistency
Still looked like a beast the next week, but not to the same consistency
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Posted on 10/10/17 at 2:04 pm to BowlJackson
More Carl Lawson:
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Carl Lawson earning respect along with pressures
Long article about him, so I won't quote the whole thing.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Carl Lawson earning respect along with pressures
Long article about him, so I won't quote the whole thing.
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Guenther recalls speaking with Lawson during the process and asking who are his top five pass rushers. Many prospects won’t have an answer. Not only did Lawson rattle off his five, but he continued by rattling off his moves and counter-moves not long after.
“I think my biggest asset is I can do everything,” Lawson said. “If you want speed, you got speed. If you want power, you got power. That’s what the best in the league have. If you want finesse, you got finesse. That is all three I have in my game.”
Whether a spin move or speed-to-power toss made famous by Reggie White or straight bending the edge, he's shown them all off. Advanced moves from a rookie on this level open eyes of evaluaters.
"You don’t see that a lot from young rushers," said ESPN football analyst Matt Bowen. "What do young rushers do? They want to use their speed around the edge and try to turn the corner, right? That’s what they did in college. They’re better than everybody else. That’s why they’re NFL players. They can win on talent alone. You can’t do that in the NFL. You cannot. So, I think he’s pretty advanced. I think that’s a steal of a pick. He’s unique."
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He spent time learning linebacker in the preseason, but is employed solely as an edge rusher in the nickel. The remarkable aspect of Lawson’s dominant early run is the Bengals have only played one team which likes to drop back and throw a ton. In that game against Green Bay, Lawson terrorized a beat up Packers offensive line with 2.5 sacks.
Four games in, this isn’t about a small sample size against ragged competition.
In the third preseason game, he beat five-time Washington Pro Bowler Trent Williams. Last week, he faced his most prominent test against future Hall of Famer Thomas and not only had success, he broke his two front teeth off on the back of the quarterback in the fourth quarter. The Browns were even chipping with running backs to help Thomas out against the rookie.
“We don’t normally see that type of stuff,” Guenther said.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 7:19 pm to BowlJackson
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Still looked like a beast the next week, but not to the same consistency
This is incorrect. Lawson has been one of the most productive NFL pass rushers on a per snap basis from the beginning
Lawson set PFF's rookie Pass Rush Productivity recored through 2 games (pre Packers)
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Cincinnati Bengals: Through two games, Carl Lawson has a pass-rushing productivity of 21.0, which is the best for any rookie edge-rusher through two games with at least 20 pass-rushes in the past 12 seasons.
Through 3 Weeks he lead all edge rushers in Pass Rush Productivity
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Through nearly three weeks of NFL action, Lawson boasts the highest pass-rushing productivity among edge defenders, with 19.9. His 17 total pressures from the right side are the most among edge defenders.
Week 4 after playing future HoF LT Joe Thomas, Carl Lawson is #2 in Pass Rush Productivity amongst 3-4 OLBs
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Lawson is up to 25 pressures for the season now and his 16.5 pass rush productivity rating (PRP measures pressure created on a per snap basis, weighted towards sacks) ranks second among 3-4 outside linebackers
Through Week 5, he leads edge defenders in Pass Rush Productivity
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He has the second-best pass-rush productivity score (16.5) among all edge defenders, a metric that factors pressure on a per-snap basis and weights towards sacks.
This post was edited on 10/10/17 at 7:20 pm
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