I hope he's still trying to get right from the injuries because he looks so slow and labored out there. He's lacking the explosiveness that made him such a tantalizing prospect. I forgot to mention that he had everything from his wrists to both ankles tape up.
That could be why he's playing so stiff and slow out there, but what the hell is he dealing with now?
I've given up on him becoming a pass rushing force. He's a robot out there. Every rush is power, and it's the easiest assignment for opposing guards. Kinlaw doesn't bother using his hands or trying to disengage.
Almost every time it's a rush opportunity and Kinlaw is out there with Armstead, Kinlaw essentially neutralizes our interior pass rush because the center always slides towards AA to double him because they're not worried about leaving Kinlaw 1-on1 with the guard, and then Kinlaw gets stonewalled 1-on-1 by the guard.
[ Edited by Heroism on Jan 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM ]