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SEA DT Jason Jones Monster game vs. GB


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If he's playing 3 downs for you at DT the other team is going to run all over you. If he's playing 3 downs for you at DE you have no pass rush from that edge. He's got it all covered.

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JJ was a good interior rusher with an explosive first step. Of course, a huge reason for that was because he's incredibly undersized, which is also why he could never stay healthy at fulltime DT. People ripped the move to DE, but it's largely unfair. JJ played inside on passing downs still, just as always, despite the fact some posters pretended this didn't happen. The only change was on base/rush downs. It kept him healthy for the entire season, but he wasn't as productive as hoped. Given the lack of offseason and impossibility of changing every position in one season anyway, the coaches experimented with what they had.

No way we should have re-signed him considering his limited role and durability issues. There are other athletic, lean 265-270lb players that would be great at pressuring the QB if all they had to do was shoot the gap. That's the whole Washburn/Fisher strategy -- it's easier to find these guys and get a stable of them to rotate. Unfortunately, guys like that get mauled in the run game and are totally 1-dimensional. The 300lbs DTs who are both strong and explosive and can rush the passer are much tougher to find -- but those are the guys you pay money for.

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