Originally posted by StubbyNBY:
I have feeling this guy will be a key player for us. He will not be a starter but def a rotational guy who could play 15-20 snaps a game as well as a key ST's guy.
I can see him getting 5-7 sacks as a role guy.
Possibly missing out on Demarcus and Ziggy, I decided to take a second look at Cassius. I think we may have our free agent egde rusher already on the team in Cassius.
I think he has the pass rush *hands* that this article details. and while we might miss out on Demarcus and possibly Ziggy (hope we can get him if they don't tag him) I think with Cassius and Dumerville, we have a solid depth at the LEO position and outside of Ziggy and Demarcus, I have a feeling we won't be signing a free agent pass rusher.
Article on how important *hands* are in the pass rush.
Vision helps get-off, which helps get to the spot, which sets the tone for hands and hips to be used. Not the feet?
"Everything starts with the hips," Smith said. "The feet are just connected to the hips. You have to be able to change directions with your hips and be able to bend. Feet are for receivers."
"You fool nobody when you chop your feet as a pass rusher," Ford said. "Chopping feet is a crime of pass rushers."
Along with the hips comes hand usage. As he worked out the three players, Smith shouted out the same slogan he used while working with Dupree.
"You don't go to war without your weapons," Smith said. "Your hands are your weapons."
That's a favorite Smith slogan, according to his players.
"If you don't use your hands in this league, you will be out of the league," Reader said. "That's why we work on it all the time."
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-sack-whisperer-how-an-ex-nfl-player-became-the-phil-jackson-of-pass-rush-gurus/