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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
You accidentally put an "s" at the end of "live" instead of a "d."
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Right, lives in the top 5 is too high. But he's still up nea the top. This year he was 7th. 2015 he was 13th overall. 2014--7th.
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Reyes had the same amount of sacks and more tackles than Hatcher last year.
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Yeah, but Hatcher had
29 total pressures, that's 14 hurries + 13 QB hits. . Reyes only 5 hurries, don't know how many QB hits but he finished 50.5 in pass rush rating compared to Hatcher 84.5.
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Hatcher is another year older. He was a good player but he can't take the wear and tear of a 16 game season. Whenever he would string a lot of playing time together without a break last year, his play declined significantly. His body wasn't able to recover as quickly as a younger guy.
It was time to move on based on age alone.
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Hatcher doesn't grade out well vs the run (better then Reyes however) but what he adds in terms of pass rush is valuable. You are preaching to the preacher when it comes to getting younger; however there is a difference between getting younger and better vs simply getting younger.
Like I said before I have no issues with the Reyes signing. Good depth that can eat up minutes if need be. He also has upside because of talent as a pass rusher. But, the team is gambling on whether Reyes can regain that 2012 form when he was 2nd in pass rush productivity w/ 5 sacks, 7 hits and 21 hurries.
The upside is there considering the price. But he's not a replacement nor upgrade from Hatcher.
I hope Reyes doesn't stop them from signing another 34 DE and I know it won't stop them from drafting a DE if one is the BPA.