Any idea why short hasn't earned a starting spot next to star?

[micnificent28]

I mean from what i've seen he's been every bit as good as Edwards when allowed to play. You draft a guy in the second round i exspect him to start. He's proven to be one of the best pass rush Dt's in this class so why not let him play like one.Don't get me wrong Edwards hasn't done anything to lose his job and is playing beyond servicable. But the question remains when is it Short's time?

[ECUPantherFan]

Gettleman likes large bodies.  Colin Cole has a gigantic body.

[Jackofalltrades]

I think it depends on the rotation they want to use to match up. Our big thing is shutting down the run and Edwards and Cole give you more than Short in that department. He also benefits from staying fresh, so I'm fine with it.

 

I do think he'll be the starter next season with Star and Dwan will be relegated to the rotational guy.

[Montsta]

I don't think the coaching staff is really worried about it right now. We have such a deep rotation of DT's, the one that technically gets the start is somewhat insignificant. I'd be interested to see how the defensive snap counts breakdown for our DT's, because they seem to be on a fairly even rotation outside of Star who gets the bulk.

[Jase]

because he's better rushing the passer than he is at stopping the run.

 

Base (starting) defense = run stoppers

[frash.exe]

Maybe uh, it's better to rotate these big guys in and out instead of thinking they should play all the snaps like a qb?

[micnificent28]

Maybe uh, it's better to rotate these big guys in and out instead of thinking they should play all the snaps like a qb?

Don't confuse starting with "stupid" no where did i say he should play every snap.

[rg3and10]

Star, KK, Dwan, & Colin rotate so much their snap count is probably equal across the board. Starting really isn't that big of a deal.

[frash.exe]

Don't confuse starting with "stupid" no where did i say he should play every snap.

No, but you do realize that "starting" only means they put you out there for the first play of the game your unit is on the field, right? If he's getting a set percentage of snaps then it's definitely for a reason, most likely due to his current developmental progress as a player. NFL rookies take at least a whole year to adjust to the demands of pro level football. Just because he's doing good with so many snaps doesn't mean that he'd produce as efficiently playing more snaps.

[L-TownCat]

I think you are beginning to see some of these guys hit "the wall". We have to be very careful to keep them fresh.

[rayzor]

No, but you do realize that "starting" only means they put you out there for the first play of the game your unit is on the field, right? If he's getting a set percentage of snaps then it's definitely for a reason, most likely due to his current developmental progress as a player. NFL rookies take at least a whole year to adjust to the demands of pro level football. Just because he's doing good with so many snaps doesn't mean that he'd produce as efficiently playing more snaps.

for positions that have pretty heavy rotation...being designated as a "starter" doesn't mean a whole lot except that you are there for the first snap.

 

cole is just better on the first couple downs when teams decide to run (which is when they are more likely to do that).

 

it's really not that big of a deal.

[csx]

Edwards is the leader of the line according to Gross as stated in his podcast.

[PantherWake]

Tbh it doesn't really matter cause they all get a good amount of reps

[TheRumGone]

Isnt it nice we have such a good group of dts that we bitch about the label "starter"