Your thoughts of the possibility of Kerrigan "surpassing" Orakpo

I could see that happening.

LeGarrette Blount is proving his worth to Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Peter King - SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/10/04/Bucs/index.html?sct=nfl_wr_a1)

Peter King:
Kerrigan is defensive rookie of the year after four weeks.

LeGarrette Blount is proving his worth to Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Peter King - SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/10/04/Bucs/index.html?sct=nfl_wr_a1)

Peter King:
Kerrigan is defensive rookie of the year after four weeks.

Wasn't he a rookie last year? What is Petey smoking?

Wasn't he a rookie last year? What is Petey smoking?
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I thought he was referring to L. Blount, my bad.

If Kerrigan surpasses Orakpo, he will be entering rarified air among the very, very best pass rushers in the league. Each makes the other better since opposing defenses must account for both on every play. I would argue that they are as impactful a duo as Harrison and Woodley for Pittsburgh.

Interesting reader question on King's article. I don't want to create a brand new thread on it..



ON CALVIN JOHNSON. "Thanks for your column. It's not officially Monday for me until I've read it. Here's my question: Calvin Johnson was certainly unstoppable yesterday. I'm wondering why, on goal-line plays, coaches don't occasionally defend big receivers like Johnson with a big receiver from their own team? Doesn't somebody like Dez Bryant have a better chance of beating Johnson on a "jump ball" pass?'' -- Ryan Reed, Bowling Green, Ky.

Thank you for the kind words, Ryan. I hadn't thought of that strategy, but you could be right. In a Houston-Detroit game, for instance, I'd love to see Andre Johnson as the deep safety on a big play at the end of a game, to battle Calvin Johnson on a deep throw. I know coaches would shy away from it for a number of reasons, including fear of injury, but on the biggest play of the game, why not do it?

Interesting reader question on King's article. I don't want to create a brand new thread on it..



ON CALVIN JOHNSON. "Thanks for your column. It's not officially Monday for me until I've read it. Here's my question: Calvin Johnson was certainly unstoppable yesterday. I'm wondering why, on goal-line plays, coaches don't occasionally defend big receivers like Johnson with a big receiver from their own team? Doesn't somebody like Dez Bryant have a better chance of beating Johnson on a "jump ball" pass?'' -- Ryan Reed, Bowling Green, Ky.

Thank you for the kind words, Ryan. I hadn't thought of that strategy, but you could be right. In a Houston-Detroit game, for instance, I'd love to see Andre Johnson as the deep safety on a big play at the end of a game, to battle Calvin Johnson on a deep throw. I know coaches would shy away from it for a number of reasons, including fear of injury, but on the biggest play of the game, why not do it?

I wonder if with the rise of these tall dominant receivers (A. Johnson, Megatron, Dez Bryant), next offseason there will be a demand for tall CBs. Sometimes when these small CBs go up against a tall WR, it looks like a child trying to guard an adult.

I wonder if with the rise of these tall dominant receivers (A. Johnson, Megatron, Dez Bryant), next offseason there will be a demand for tall CBs. Sometimes when these small CBs go up against a tall WR, it looks like a child trying to guard an adult.

Dez Bryant doesnt deserve for his name to be in the same sentence as A. Johnson and Megatron. Guy has done zero

Dez Bryant doesnt deserve for his name to be in the same sentence as A. Johnson and Megatron. Guy has done zero


I agree Dez Bryant is the Paris Hilton of the NFL. Everyone knows his name but he has not done jack crap.