I'm pretty sure you know how irrelevant that is to the discussion of general positional value, which is why you added that last part in.
While I like a lot of things about Walter Football, I'd heard that their mocks were really bad. I ad never really looked at their mocks before so I had no opinion about them. Now I do have an opinion. I agree with all my fellow posters who told me they were crap.
But I still like Walter for other things. I think it's a good site.
Technically Quinn was a rotational player last year. He only had the 7th most snaps on the team and less snaps than Chris Long. The great thing about pass rushers is that they don't have to be on the field every snap to make their presence known. Besides, the draft isn't about next year but about the long term future anyway. Clowney would almost certainly be a full time starter from his second year on if we were to draft him.
"A great pass rusher" is the the key to my point. You're correct in your view that they can have a huge impact on an offense. What you're failing to consider, IMO, is that the pass rush that disrupts the O can can from a different position or multiple positions on every play. In fact, it's much better if your pass rush does come from different positions every play because the O can't compensate in multiple places every play. How were they (supposedly) able to keep Clowney from getting a bunch of sacks this year. They just had a TE/RB chip him before he went out for a pass. Worked really, really well didn't it?
I didn't even know they had a column like that. I read nothing on his site except player profiles. I like them because not only does he give a profiles on a player, he frequently talks about how they performed in particular games. When I read that, I can then look for a video of that particular game. I never look at any of that other stuff. I don't look at stuff like that on any other site either.
I don't really get what you're trying to say, tbh. Sure, statistically the OT keeps the pass rusher from the QB the vast majority of the time whether they're terrible or they're great, but the difference between the OT that is successful 90% of the time vs 98% of the time is massive.
I've said this over and over again, but I just want the best player possible. 5 years from now you don't want to look back and have passed on a generational talent for a mediocre OT just because it was a greater need. Not saying that's how it's going to turn out, but that's why I'm not really worried about need at the top of the draft.
I'll take 5 average O-linemen that are on the same page and have continuity over almost any O-line that has a Quinn Ojinnaka in the lineup. May be hyperbole, but that one guy who gets beat every other play can ruin an entire offense.
An additional MATH note:
The Rams were 3rd in sacks and 19th in pass D. Did we really disrupt their passing game all that much? Let's draft another pass rusher so we can be 15th in pass D.
By that logic the Rams were 8th best in sacks allowed and 27th in pass O. Let's add another pass protector so we can be 23rd in pass O?An additional MATH note:
The Rams were 3rd in sacks and 19th in pass D. Did we really disrupt their passing game all that much? Let's draft another pass rusher so we can be 15th in pass D.
Those numbers aren't correct and if you look at my last post you can see how much the sack ability really affects their O.
