2009 Free Agents

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Originally Posted by The Goat

I know we all have our favorite resources (disclaimer) but walterfootball has from the beginning of the off-season listed Evans as one of the top DE available, and more specifically the best coming out of a 4-3 system. The guys listed after him are either 1) older (and probably much more worn because Evans really hasn't taken much abuse and hasn't suffered any injuries 2) designated as situational pass-rushers 3) coming off injuries.

... i can't really understand why the FO is down on Evans.

I like WalterFootball, but a lot of people operate under the assumption that he's a strong run defender because of his size...but he isn't at all.

He's a decent pass rusher, who can beat weaker blockers, but completely disappears against talented pass protectors.

Thus the 79 rating. He's a really bad fit in a 3-4, but San Francisco doesn't have any idea what they are doing anyway.