DE Nick Bosa "Smaller Bear" NO POLITICS

Originally posted by thl408:
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Originally posted by Heroism:
Before the game, we talked about how Bosa would take advantage of oversetting tackles vs the wide 9 with his signature counter club inside move. f**k, I wanted him to finish this one!! The way the feet, hands, and hips are married together is poetry in motion.

Nick Bosa with the pressure vs. D.Smith, but a nice escape by Jameis pic.twitter.com/X21y1F3zRk

— Billy Marshall (@BillyM_91) September 8, 2019

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by jonnydel:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by thl408:
Hero, what do you think about Bosa at 9t? Does that help or hinder him? I made a post about this on the previous page. Wanted your thoughts.

I don't think it helps or hinders him much. I've seen him get a sack or two from a wide split in college. A tighter split would probably be best for Nick so he could hand fight in a phone booth, but his footwork is(turn hips with inside foot, gain depth with outside foot) is impeccable. As long as he's consistently getting a good jump, he should be fine.

I think the biggest advantage he could gain comes in how it affects the tackle. Bosa's favorite counter is an inside club-swim. Tackle's oversetting against the wide 9 become super susceptible to this counter.

Considering I've seen us run only one side of the line in the w9 I'd suspect they'd give Bosa the freedom to do what he's best at, not shoehorn him into having to play w9 if he's more comfortable getting in close. That's what it sounded like in the interviews at the start of training camp. He liked being in close because he's so good at the handfighting.

Yeah guys, the bolded is what I was referring to. If I had to classify his style, I'd say he's a power/technique rusher, not speed. He doesn't need to be in a 9t to generate speed/power. He is powerful enough to not need the added distance that a 9t is provided.
Didn't think about how an OT facing a 9t has a deeper set which can open up the inside rush that Bosa has shown to win with. Can't wait to see this guy - the fruits of our crappy 2018 season.

Originally posted by Heroism:
hey thl, we talked about this yesterday.

Originally posted by Heroism:
Duuuuuuuuuuude, look at his FEET. Everyone talks about his hands, but his feet(and hips) are soooo advanced.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Duuuuuuuuuuude, look at his FEET. Everyone talks about his hands, but his feet(and hips) are soooo advanced.

ok rex

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by Heroism:

hey thl, we talked about this yesterday.

I was making that gif and finding that old post from days ago as you posted that twitter post.

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by Heroism:
hey thl, we talked about this yesterday.

I was making that gif and finding that old post from days ago as you posted that twitter post.

In both sacks, the DT playing beside him is doubled. That usually would mean Buckner. As Buckner and Bosa play together and get more reps, they'll get more instinctive and add more stunts and dogs and they will get better in the pass rush department. Buckner might have less sacks than last year, but Bosa has a good chance to get defensive rookie of the year because of Buckner.

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
He had a nice game. I'm happy for him. I will give him credit. But staying healthy for 1 game does not prove anything to me yet. Can he make it 3 games healthy? Can he make 5 games healthy? Can he make 8 games healthy? We will see. You have to let this play out. But yes he had a good game and for those that loved the pick a lot you had your day. Can he continue and can he stay healthy? We will see about that.

Originally posted by KittleSkittle:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
He had a nice game. I'm happy for him. I will give him credit. But staying healthy for 1 game does not prove anything to me yet. Can he make it 3 games healthy? Can he make 5 games healthy? Can he make 8 games healthy? We will see. You have to let this play out. But yes he had a good game and for those that loved the pick a lot you had your day. Can he continue and can he stay healthy? We will see about that.

I agree that it remains to be seen whether he can stay healthy and that's something that will only be answered in time. But when he plays well, it's good for all of us, because it helps the team win.