Gettleman: We drafted a pass rusher

[Jeremy Igo]

I still don't understand why so many fans do not understand this. 

 

It is as if people believe only defensive ends can get to the QB, strange considering the year KK Short had. 

[the butch]

Yeah I'm excited for our pass rush this year.  Fans get too boxed in to how they think this game should work.  Getts knows it's an ever-changing puzzle.  

[My Goodness My Guinness]

Once he bulks up for a year or two it appears that Cash is a great blitzing addition as well

[imminent rogaine]

Wouldn't be surprised to see a set with kk on the outside. Also, I could listen to gman talk about and grade personnel all day. His conviction about drafting butler during the post-draft interview got the blood pumping for sure.

[manu4t]

. I am glad to see DG say this, hopefully the low info fans read it and take it to heart instead of quoting pinheads like Prisco and Kiper.

[CarolinaJami']

Also, QB's hate inside pressure more than anything.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

2 minutes ago, CarolinaJami' said:

Also, QB's hate inside pressure more than anything.

yeah, ask any quarterback if it's easier to step up into an uncontested pocket or his center/guard(s) getting pushed into his lap

[Castavar]

I don't get it either. What does it matter where the pass rush is coming from as long as it is consistent and constant all game?

[Daddy_Uncle]

Our defensive line is gonna be so scary. I don't see how any team will stop it 

[Zaximus]

I have more worries about CJ than Ealy.  I thought Ealy was definitely ready and then we handcuffed him with Allen and CJ coming back.

[Fox007]

Quite frankly 10sacks from a DT is better and more impactful than 10sacks from a DE.

[KB_fan]

Edward Salmingo at Panthers Wire muses about some exciting Dline combinations in the wake of Butler's addition to the line:

http://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2016/05/05/3-exciting-defensive-line-combinations-with-rookie-defensive-tackle-vernon-butler/

Here's an excerpt:

Stop the run at all costs: Short, Soliai, Lotulelei, Butler

Now this is where it gets exciting. Take the scenario where it’s 3rd-and-1, or at the goal line, and you know the opponent is going to run.  This combination of massive defensive linemen might as well be the Great Wall of China. With the run stopping prowess of Butler combined with top-notch run stuffers in Lotulelei and Soliai, there might not even be room for opposing runners to run through.

Rush the passer: Johnson, Short, Butler, Addison

In a situation where the opposition is down by multiple scores, or if it’s third and long, McDermott likes to employ a NASCAR package, where he substitutes in his most adept pass rushing specialists.

Typically, he removes Lotulelei from the lineup here. With Butler on board, he could replace Lotulelei and put in two lightning quick and slippery defensive tackles in Short and Butler.

[shulasmyhero]

DE's have to hold their own for inside pressure to work.  QB can see it coming from the inside, if DEs are getting whooped, a guy like Russell Wilson could eat all day.  Handled it both games last year, KK really disrupted Wilsons game but CJ, Ealy and Delaire held containment (I.e Ealy's one on one tackle in the regular season game).  The point is that inside relies more on outside than vice versa.

[MadHatter]

2 minutes ago, shulasmyhero said:

DE's have to hold their own for inside pressure to work.  QB can see it coming from the inside, if DEs are getting whooped, a guy like Russell Wilson could eat all day.  Handled it both games last year, KK really disrupted Wilsons game but CJ, Ealy and Delaire held containment (I.e Ealy's one on one tackle in the regular season game).  The point is that inside relies more on outside than vice versa.

I think you are wrong on that assertion.  DE's are at a huge disadvantage when the QB can step up in the pocket.  Many experts have said that a inside push is what makes a DL special.