Saints' Sheldon Rankins says second sack of season was 'long overdue'

Barry from MS · 12-27-2017, 09:22 AM

I'm not for labeling him a bust. Cam Jordan's production has been otherworldly. That doesn't happen often without a good DT. Run defense is better overall...doesn't happen without DTs doing their job.

The problem with DTs is that sacks/TFL/tackles stats don't tell the story about their job. I would like for him to be a 10 sack guy, but it doesn't appear that he's wired that way. He's been a fraction of a sec late on numerous sacks this year, so at least he's applying consistent pressure...that only helps the secondary, who has seen a revival this year.

jeanpierre · 12-29-2017, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Barry from MS

I'm not for labeling him a bust. Cam Jordan's production has been otherworldly. That doesn't happen often without a good DT. Run defense is better overall...doesn't happen without DTs doing their job.

The problem with DTs is that sacks/TFL/tackles stats don't tell the story about their job. I would like for him to be a 10 sack guy, but it doesn't appear that he's wired that way. He's been a fraction of a sec late on numerous sacks this year, so at least he's applying consistent pressure...that only helps the secondary, who has seen a revival this year.

He's a quality DT, my point is should we have spent the No. 12 pick on a guy that we could have gotten the same production from another player in the third, fourth, fifth round???

ChrisXVI · 12-29-2017, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

He's a quality DT, my point is should we have spent the No. 12 pick on a guy that we could have gotten the same production from another player in the third, fourth, fifth round???

In all fairness, the 1st round of that draft was largely garbage from about pick #10 (Eli Apple) and on. I wanted Shaq Lawson and he’s been even more disappointing than Rankins (from a splash play standpoint... I’m not actually disappointed in Rankins.)

12-27-2017, 09:22 AM	#1
Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Saints' Sheldon Rankins says second sack of season was 'long overdue' I'm not for labeling him a bust. Cam Jordan's production has been otherworldly. That doesn't happen often without a good DT. Run defense is better overall...doesn't happen without DTs doing their job. The problem with DTs is that sacks/TFL/tackles stats don't tell the story about their job. I would like for him to be a 10 sack guy, but it doesn't appear that he's wired that way. He's been a fraction of a sec late on numerous sacks this year, so at least he's applying consistent pressure...that only helps the secondary, who has seen a revival this year. Crusader, dizzle88, ChrisXVI and 2 others like this.
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12-29-2017, 08:51 PM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints' Sheldon Rankins says second sack of season was 'long overdue' Originally Posted by Barry from MS I'm not for labeling him a bust. Cam Jordan's production has been otherworldly. That doesn't happen often without a good DT. Run defense is better overall...doesn't happen without DTs doing their job. The problem with DTs is that sacks/TFL/tackles stats don't tell the story about their job. I would like for him to be a 10 sack guy, but it doesn't appear that he's wired that way. He's been a fraction of a sec late on numerous sacks this year, so at least he's applying consistent pressure...that only helps the secondary, who has seen a revival this year. He's a quality DT, my point is should we have spent the No. 12 pick on a guy that we could have gotten the same production from another player in the third, fourth, fifth round???

12-29-2017, 09:10 PM	#3
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints' Sheldon Rankins says second sack of season was 'long overdue' Originally Posted by jeanpierre He's a quality DT, my point is should we have spent the No. 12 pick on a guy that we could have gotten the same production from another player in the third, fourth, fifth round??? In all fairness, the 1st round of that draft was largely garbage from about pick #10 (Eli Apple) and on. I wanted Shaq Lawson and he’s been even more disappointing than Rankins (from a splash play standpoint... I’m not actually disappointed in Rankins.)