Kony Ealy deserves his props

[BIGH2001]

It ain't Remmers and Shula's fault. NFL gave that SB to Manning.

In part, yes. The horrible game plan was an equal factor along with Tolbert's fumble.

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[panthers55]

I think he hasn't reached his potential. Like Norman, Kony has had problems with discipline and effort. His battles seem mental more than physical. If like Norman he can pull it together, he can still be a very good DE for us. 2017 is a contract year for him. If he is going to shine next year is the time.

[Wundrbread33]

4 hours ago, Ship said:

i like kony but i think the expectation of "1st round graded guy" or "blue goose pass rusher" has made him look bad. the guy is meant to be the second pass rusher, not the all-star. i believe that if we can get an athletic freak stud across from him, kony will look totally different and hit around 10-11 sacks a year with other goodies. in that situation, kony's floor goes up and his big games will look even better.

i actually think that whole draft was a group of guys who are meant to be "the other guy". bene was a good second guy when fully healthy, kony was good when allen was across from him, kb is similar to kony in flashes of top dog potential but overall would be great as the second guy.

that's what you get when you have success before the team is fully built. this draft will be so good for us, we'll finally get another crack at guys truly destined for that blue goose status.

I think that is more than fair.

If his ceiling is "Mike Rucker," I think everyone would be satisfied with that.

[Davidson Deac II]

7 hours ago, BIGH2001 said:

 

 

In part, yes. The horrible game plan was an equal factor along with Tolbert's fumble.

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Tolberts fumble, poor tackling on a punt return, missed fg, poor blocking on a couple of sack/fumbles, limited passing attack in general, Stewarts injury, and their offense making fewer/less damaging mistakes than ours did.  

[Toomers]

7 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Tolberts fumble, poor tackling on a punt return, missed fg, poor blocking on a couple of sack/fumbles, limited passing attack in general, Stewarts injury, and their offense making fewer/less damaging mistakes than ours did.  

   All that and a WR, who is only in the NFL because of his hands, dropping 3 huge passes.

[CPF4LIFE]

He deserves props as a good situational player, that's it. This year has been a disappointment for him in terms of what he was ask to do coming in. He is another one of gettlemans "answer is already on the roster" guys that failed expectations. 

[Craig Pruitt]

Ealy is not a "GREAT" Pass rusher. So far he he isn't talented enough to go up against Elite LT's week in and week out. He plays best at LDE. Unfortunately, the team had Charles Johnson scheduled in there to start the season and he had to begin the season as the starting DE. 

If we had a stud DE on the right side I believe Kony would be more than serviceable at the left side as a starter or rotational player. I'd love to see how he'd do if he took over the starting LDE spot from Charles Johnson during his 2017 contract year. I think that's the only way you can tell if he deserves a new deal/contract extension.

[Ace_Aladdin]

On 12/28/2016 at 7:55 PM, Saca312 said:

I'll give him some credit as well.

As much as everyone has been giving Kony Ealy flak for not living up to his Superbowl 50 standards, he's still been a solid piece in our DE rotation.

Look no further than the strip-sack against Ryan

Kony Ealy applies pressure, gets the edge rush, and hits home on Matt Ryan. Unlucky for us, a Falcon recovered it, but it was mighty close to being a catastrophe for the Falcons. 

He's been hot when he gets hot, and he certainly has potential. Hopefully this offseason he'll actually apply and put forth some work on his technique, and he may be more than just a "one game wonder."

Agree but he was drafted to be starter and that requires consistency, hope he can put it together next season. 

[TrianglePanther]

On 12/28/2016 at 9:31 PM, LinvilleGorge said:

He didn't have a bad season. He played to his norm. This season is what he's been for his entire career. He played out of his mind in that Super Bowl, but unfortunately that looks like an anomaly. 

He has the potential to be a dominant DE, he's just terribly inconsistent. At some point, you have to give up on a guy having it all come together for him. I'm at that point for both Ealy and Funchess. If it clicks for them, great but we have to stop relying on that in terms of our personnel decisions.

Funchess is 22 years old.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, TrianglePanther said:

Funchess is 22 years old.

Funchess has two NFL seasons under his belt and didn't show a bit of improvement from his rookie season to his second. I'd feel differently if he actually showed that he'd made strides. He didn't. At all.

I'm not saying cut the guy, but I am saying to not count on this guy to develop into a major contributor.