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Originally Posted by Schneed10
It's worth pointing out that in 2016 Brandon Graham was listed as one of these players like Smith who had tons of pressures but didn't have big sack numbers. And then this year he rakes in sack numbers and strip-sacks Brady to seal the win in the Super Bowl.
Not saying that will happen, but pressures are an indicator that the player is close. The question is can Preston take that final step like Brandon Graham has.
Or did Brandon Graham play like his usual self, but get more help from Fletcher Cox pushing up the middle in 2017? Cox had a much better year in 2017 than 2016.
If Jonathan Allen is healthy all of 2018, what will Smith look like? What will Kerrigan look like?
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This is what I was thinking. You have to be close to even have a shot at getingt a sack, IF you are consistently getting close can you learn the next step and get the sack/strip more consistently?
This is where the coaching staff has to know if a player is going to step up, or has he maxed out, before you extend him.