Has Addison reached his peak?

[Jmac]

 

 

Love this guy. Undrafted FA who was the most productive pass rusher on third down in the NFL last year along with 9.5 sacks. What do you all predict for him this season....along with Pep and the rest of the crew, has he hit his ceiling or just beginning?

 

 

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[Your GFs favorite huddler]

Waiting to see what he does in a bigger role. He's got the tools and the work ethic and what's overlooked when hes in is the consistent pressure he puts on opposing QBs. Hes always crashing the pocket snd never quits on a play. Looking forward to seeing him this year.

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[Saca312]

What I noticed is how important Star and KK have been with giving Addison opportunities. Don't get me wrong; Addison is still a beast. But you'd see a lot of KK and Star helping Addison get those lanes to the QB.

But what was shocking was how fast and good he was later on in the season. He really started getting it, and I think it's just the beginning. I would be surprised if he doesn't get double digit sacks this year.

[Lumps]

I think he has another two years of decent to slightly above average play left. He does benefit from our dline but is a solid if not more type player. If he was 23, I'd definitely expect him to explode but it's just clicking for him at 30(?) after 6 years in so like I said a couple years left of similar play as last year at very best but not much else I see.

[KSpan]

Guy has 22 sacks in the past 3 seasons, which is solid output for a rotational pass-rusher. No reason to think he can't maintain it for at least 2 or 3 more seasons with a floor of 5-7 sacks per year.

[Cam2Ligit2Quit]

I see him as an above average pass rush specialist. I see him getting about 5-8 sacks this year if all the Dline stays healthy because peppers and the rookie will  steal some of the pass rush snaps. I don't think he will ever be an everydown DL at his age without giving up some of his quickness and or risk being banged up late in the season. 

[LinvilleGorge]

I still think he's most valuable in a pass rushing specialist role and hopefully with the addition of Peppers and Hall we can largely keep him in that role. When he's fresh he's really hard for an OT to stay in front of.

I expect him to play a bigger role thos season, but he played 434 snaps last year. Ideally, I don't want that number much over 500. For reference, CJ played 543 snaps and Ealy 623. Ajudted for snap count, Addison was by far our most productive DE.

[electro's horse]

Best suited for a rotational role

[pantherclaw]

Hoe has he reached his peak when he hasn't been a starter?

No.

[SIGCHI222]

Someone said the ceiling was the roof.

[cardiackat88.]

Time will tell, but quiet constistency is the key.

I don't imagine many coaches feel like they have to game plan against him, and just see him as a role player. The bigger names on our d-line overshadow his 9.5 sacks lasts year and 22 sacks in the last three seasons.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

He is an extremely valuable rotational guy who who is more than capable of starting when it comes to that.  Not sure about ceiling but it would be foolish to bank on him "taking the next step". That's not a knock on him at all but not everyone is an all world superstar or is going to be an all world superstar. Many careers or perceptions related to a career go down the toilet because people are placed in roles that don't fit.

[electro's horse]

can't wait to watch him get pushed back like he's wearing skates the first time they expect him to hold an edge because julius peppers has stopped caring again.

[Khyber53]

If he's going to give us the level of production he just did last year, I think everyone will be pretty happy with him. He's an odd one to predict, though, because while Father Time is catching up on him (I believe he'll turn 30 this year), he doesn't have the mileage on him that eight years or starter or heavy rotation play can accumulate.

Maybe, just maybe, he's hitting his stride now and may actually improve on last season's totals. If so, how great would that be for him and us? It's pretty rare to get better at 30 in any professional sport (except maybe golf), but it isn't completely unheard of. The right combination of experience, savvy, conditioning and lack of injuries could work out well. Being backed up by a great linebacking corps and working alongside much better known names on the D-line could be the boost he needs as he gets lost in the shuffle a bit when it comes to blocking assignments.

And let's face it, it sure would be nice to be able to call him Super Mario a few times each game. Hope it pans out for him, he's a guy who never gave up and kept working on his game.