Can someone remind me, exactly, what he did to insure our Super Bowl win. I remember him making a sack, I remember the whole Shark thing, and I remember the picture of his drooling visage, but I still can't exactly recall how his effort was THE pivotal moment that, without him, would've guaranteed we don't make/win the SB.
Keep in mind the context of his contract and its implications. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kjwood75nro:
Can someone remind me, exactly, what he did to insure our Super Bowl win. I remember him making a sack, I remember the whole Shark thing, and I remember the picture of his drooling visage, but I still can't exactly recall how his effort was THE pivotal moment that, without him, would've guaranteed we don't make/win the SB.
Keep in mind the context of his contract and its implications.
Don't, I hate going over this argument again. He's been a terrible player for us and we will immediately improve when he f***s off. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kjwood75nro:
Can someone remind me, exactly, what he did to insure our Super Bowl win. I remember him making a sack, I remember the whole Shark thing, and I remember the picture of his drooling visage, but I still can't exactly recall how his effort was THE pivotal moment that, without him, would've guaranteed we don't make/win the SB.
Keep in mind the context of his contract and its implications.
He was an absolute monster for that entire postseason. Seriously, go back and watch the Texans game and how important he was in helping us blast our way back into that game. 10 pressures, 3 sacks. Cumulatively the second best EDGE that postseason behind only Nick Bosa. You can acknowledge both the facts that he's been terrible these last couple seasons and that he was absolutely instrumental in our 2019-2020 Super Bowl run. [Reply]
So-not arguing anything either way on Frank Clark, but the reality of a defensive gameplan against Kyler Murray is similar to Lamar. You're probably not going to get a lot of sacks from your edge rushers unless they're coverage sacks. You try to keep him contained and IN the pocket because you're probably more concerned with his ability to run than pass and you need to keep him corralled.
So, while I'm not bullish on some great Clark resurgence, this isn't really the game to point to as evidence of anything.
The pass rush as a whole looked pretty good; Murray was mostly made uncomfortable and did not have running lanes for the most part. That's what you do against that guy, just like Lamar. You're not going to get a ton of sacks. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
So-not arguing anything either way on Frank Clark, but the reality of a defensive gameplan against Kyler Murray is similar to Lamar. You're probably not going to get a lot of sacks from your edge rushers unless they're coverage sacks. You try to keep him contained and IN the pocket because you're probably more concerned with his ability to run than pass and you need to keep him corralled.
So, while I'm not bullish on some great Clark resurgence, this isn't really the game to point to as evidence of anything.
The pass rush as a whole looked pretty good; Murray was mostly made uncomfortable and did not have running lanes for the most part. That's what you do against that guy, just like Lamar. You're not going to get a ton of sacks.
They got a lot of pressure yesterday. A LOT.
Now they just need to close. They're not going to be facing guys like Murray every week. They're going to get better. [Reply]