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Does he not also have the benefit of having former first round draft pick , the great Ese Ajufo Mrabure as one the 3 rushers on the line ?CardiacKid wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:25 pmChris Jones has the massive benefit of having a guy like Willie Jefferson at his disposal. The guy roams the entire length of the line, will blitz from anywhere, will drop back into coverage and be effective at it.pennw wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:51 pmThe Chris Jones defence , is the master of-the the 3 man rush . BC rushes more than most of the others , contrary to popular opinion.TheLionKing wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:21 pmMight we see Washington drop 12 men into coverage. 3 man rush isn't working.
He has to be considered amongst the most, if not the most athletic player in the league. Couple that with his formidable size and wing span, he is a true force.
We talk about guys like Bryan Burnham having a large catch radius, Willie Jefferson has a large havoc radius.
It won't be up to him but I suspect you'll see the influence of the GM on who comes in and he likes bigger players who can do the job.Dusty wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:45 pmI don't recall who was the coach that wanted lighter, more mobile D-linemen... an approach that has not workred. While it makes jit easier to drop bacl into coverage, there is no pressure on opposing QB's. I'm hoping Melvin subscribes to the large and strength tackle approach....
Pretty much all teams operate with the lighter, more mobile DL approach these days. Nobody has a tandem like BC did with Mitchell and Taylor. If both were still playing they might be 2 of the biggest 3 or 4 DL in the league. Edmonton known for having an excellent DL has nobody over 300 and only 1 or 2 over about 285. In Calgary the only guy tipping the scales above 285 is Randy Colling the 27 year old former Arena Leaguer they took a chanceon with a 1st round pick this year. He's 318 but only saw limited action. He didn't suit up until the 2nd last game of the year.Dusty wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:45 pmI don't recall who was the coach that wanted lighter, more mobile D-linemen... an approach that has not workred. While it makes jit easier to drop bacl into coverage, there is no pressure on opposing QB's. I'm hoping Melvin subscribes to the large and strength tackle approach....
Saskatchewan also has ex-Lion A.C. Leonard, who was brought in by Jeff Tedford in 2015 as a 250-lb. tight end with 4.5-second speed, and was later picked up off the scrap heap by Chris Jones and converted to a pass-rushing defensive end. Leonard finished 2017 with 24 QB pressures, which was as many as the top two Lions combined.
We could have just kept these guys and our pass rushing woes would be solved .B.C.FAN wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:49 pmSaskatchewan also has ex-Lion A.C. Leonard, who was brought in by Jeff Tedford in 2015 as a 250-lb. tight end with 4.5-second speed, and was later picked up off the scrap heap by Chris Jones and converted to a pass-rushing defensive end. Leonard finished 2017 with 24 QB pressures, which was as many as the top two Lions combined.