Who will be the Skins best Pass Rusher for 2016-17?

Assuming he's back to 100% I'll take Kerrigan to lead the team in sacks.

I could see at least 2 guys getting 10+ each.

Galette 12.5
Kerrigan and Smith 10 each

Should be Gallette, but maybe Smith edges him out. It's never gonna be Kerrigan, just not quick enough.

Galette 12.5
Kerrigan and Smith 10 each

This would be beautiful.

RK will have a career high 16 sacks this year

Important in this discussion is who lines up against the top pass protector. Whoever the Redskins put up against the LT on most passing downs, that's who Joe Barry believes is the best pass rusher. We'll see what happens there.

If it's Kerrigan or Galette or Smith, whoever it is this is the list of LTs they will face this year. I can see the top pass rusher on the team getting the fewest sacks, just because it's two games against Tyron Smith and Jason Peters each, plus Joe Thomas. Giants have Ereck Flowers going into his second season, we'll see what he becomes. There are other players here that are meat, rookies, etc.

I could see Smith getting 10 while Galette and Kerrigan draw the attention and get limited to 8-9 each. If I'm Joe Barry, I put Galette against the LT on most passing downs. But if you go Kerrigan there I wouldn't be mad about it. Just don't expect the best pass rusher to actually register the most sacks, because matchups.

Steelers: Alejandro Villanueva
Cowboys: Tyron Smith, All Pro
Giants: Ereck Flowers, 2nd Year 1st Round
Browns: Joe Thomas, All Pro
Ravens: Ronnie Stanley, Rookie 1st Round
Eagles: Jason Peters, Former All Pro, Declining
Lions: Taylor Decker, Rookie 1st Round
Bengals: Andrew Whitworth
Vikings: Matt Kalil
Packers: David Bakhtiari
Cowboys: Tyron Smith, All Pro
Cardinals: Jared Veldeer
Eagles: Jason Peters, Former All Pro, Declining
Panthers: Michael Oher
Bears: Charles Leno
Giants: Ereck Flowers, 2nd Year 1st Round

Should be Gallette, but maybe Smith edges him out. It's never gonna be Kerrigan, just not quick enough.


Never? He's done it before, why not again? He had 13.5 just a couple years ago, 12 or 13 should be enough to lead the team again.

Important in this discussion is who lines up against the top pass protector. Whoever the Redskins put up against the LT on most passing downs, that's who Joe Barry believes is the best pass rusher. We'll see what happens there.

If it's Kerrigan or Galette or Smith, whoever it is this is the list of LTs they will face this year. I can see the top pass rusher on the team getting the fewest sacks, just because it's two games against Tyron Smith and Jason Peters each, plus Joe Thomas. Giants have Ereck Flowers going into his second season, we'll see what he becomes. There are other players here that are meat, rookies, etc.

I could see Smith getting 10 while Galette and Kerrigan draw the attention and get limited to 8-9 each. If I'm Joe Barry, I put Galette against the LT on most passing downs. But if you go Kerrigan there I wouldn't be mad about it. Just don't expect the best pass rusher to actually register the most sacks, because matchups.

Steelers: Alejandro Villanueva
Cowboys: Tyron Smith, All Pro
Giants: Ereck Flowers, 2nd Year 1st Round
Browns: Joe Thomas, All Pro
Ravens: Ronnie Stanley, Rookie 1st Round
Eagles: Jason Peters, Former All Pro, Declining
Lions: Taylor Decker, Rookie 1st Round
Bengals: Andrew Whitworth
Vikings: Matt Kalil
Packers: David Bakhtiari
Cowboys: Tyron Smith, All Pro
Cardinals: Jared Veldeer
Eagles: Jason Peters, Former All Pro, Declining
Panthers: Michael Oher
Bears: Charles Leno
Giants: Ereck Flowers, 2nd Year 1st Round

Want to see a LOT more of Smith against Tyron Smith. If anyone has worked T. Smith, it's been Preston. Saw some highlights and Tyron just doesn't have the length to work against him.

Never? He's done it before, why not again? He had 13.5 just a couple years ago, 12 or 13 should be enough to lead the team again.

I think the 13.5 he had that year represents the absolute ceiling. He had 4 against the Jaguars in that one game where everybody got home. That line may not have been able to protect in a college game.

Not to take anything away, I love Kerrigan. He's a very good pass rusher, and has a great all-around element to his game. Stout at setting the edge, smart, instinctive.

I'm playing him against the LT on all 1st and 10s, and for nickel passing downs I'm not taking him off the field. I just put Galette in the cat bird seat on obvious passing downs.

Kerrigan isn't flashy, he can't get low and speed bend like Junior.
But, from a production stand point...be it total pressures (sacks, hits and hurries) or just sacks he's both productive and consistent.

If you go back 2 years Junior and Ryan had the same amount of pressures and nearly identical pass rush productivity.
Since then Ryan has continued to be a top 5/top 10 in pass rush productivity for edge rushers....meanwhile Junior has battled through major injuries.

They're both productive when healthy...but Ryan is healthy more often.

Preston is the wildcard. He came on like gangbusters towards the end of the season...and he reminds me of Michael Bennett