Same here. Boom!He's helping my bigtime in my yahoo league. Using him as my DE since he is listed as LB/DE.
I thought he was the best pass rushing 3-4 OLB prospect after the draft settled the 'tweener landing spots. The first three weeks were a little inconsistent, but he's been very good over the past three weeks. The numbers are no fluke. He still needs improvement in coverage and defending the run, but I would expect that he'll be more than a situational player by opening weekend 2012.Jene, what were the pre-season scouting reports on this guy? Can we expect solid performance from this guy for the rest of the year or maybe next season and beyond?
What's the % of snaps that are going between Smith, Brooks, & Harylson? I should Brooks and Harylson still as the starters?Is he only a situational pass rusher right now. Based on his production in the last 3 weeks I thought he was playing every down. I am considering him in the same class as Clay Mathews and Von Miller right now.
Brooks has been a starter. Smith has been rotating with Haralson. Smith had been averaging 41% of the snaps from weeks 1-5. In week 6, Haralson left the game with a hamstring injury with nine minutes left in the game. Smith wound up with 75% of the snaps that game. At this point, it's hard to tell if they'll plug Haralson back in, or use the injury as an excuse to increase Smith's snaps.What's the % of snaps that are going between Smith, Brooks, & Harylson? I should Brooks and Harylson still as the starters?Is he only a situational pass rusher right now. Based on his production in the last 3 weeks I thought he was playing every down. I am considering him in the same class as Clay Mathews and Von Miller right now.
My choices were between him and Babin.If it weren't for one defended pass Babin would have had a goose egg too.I'm going to chalk it up to a bad week and HOLD.SF DEF is going to be stellar for the foreseeable future.Big fat zero this week. :(
agreed. would be curious to see just how many snaps he played last week.My choices were between him and Babin.If it weren't for one defended pass Babin would have had a goose egg too.I'm going to chalk it up to a bad week and HOLD.SF DEF is going to be stellar for the foreseeable future.Big fat zero this week. :(
29 out of 69 snaps in Week 9.'eric rymer said:agreed. would be curious to see just how many snaps he played last week.'WFR said:My choices were between him and Babin.If it weren't for one defended pass Babin would have had a goose egg too.I'm going to chalk it up to a bad week and HOLD.SF DEF is going to be stellar for the foreseeable future.'flapgreen said:Big fat zero this week. :(
Thanks man. rough outing as I would have expected something on the stat sheet with 29 snaps played. With that said I think he still is a great hold. I think as the season progresses he'll get more PT.29 out of 69 snaps in Week 9.'eric rymer said:agreed. would be curious to see just how many snaps he played last week.'WFR said:My choices were between him and Babin.If it weren't for one defended pass Babin would have had a goose egg too.I'm going to chalk it up to a bad week and HOLD.SF DEF is going to be stellar for the foreseeable future.'flapgreen said:Big fat zero this week. :(
I think he's definitely a great hold. His biggest problem is Parys Haralson, but Haralson isn't a long term threat. We should be looking at this like "wow, he has 7 sacks in limited playing time", rather than expecting him to keep doing it each week.Thanks man. rough outing as I would have expected something on the stat sheet with 29 snaps played. With that said I think he still is a great hold. I think as the season progresses he'll get more PT.29 out of 69 snaps in Week 9.agreed. would be curious to see just how many snaps he played last week.My choices were between him and Babin.If it weren't for one defended pass Babin would have had a goose egg too.I'm going to chalk it up to a bad week and HOLD.SF DEF is going to be stellar for the foreseeable future.Big fat zero this week. :(
Not even close to being in the same class as Miller. He wasn't when you posted this and he clearly isn't now.Is he only a situational pass rusher right now. Based on his production in the last 3 weeks I thought he was playing every down. I am considering him in the same class as Clay Mathews and Von Miller right now.
Any other year and Ryan Kerrigan would be in the thick of things as well:59 Tackles, 7.5 Sacks, 4 Forced Fumbles, 1 Interception.Really great year to be taking a rush OLB in the 1st round, I guess?The race for DROY is becoming interesting
Well, as a pure pass rusher, I have to say Aldon Smith is on about the same level as Von, though I still think Von's athleticism and ability to get to the QB in a number of ways gives him the edge. After all, it did take a monster game from Smith going against a college caliber offensive line to surpass Von in sacks, and I'd be surprised if Smith finished the season ahead of Von in sacks. But what makes Von so special is his desire to excel in all aspects of the game, and this puts him a notch or two above Smith as a pure football player. Consider that Von has 13 sacks and 25 tackles for loss. That means he has stopped the RB in the backfield a phenomenal 12 times so far, and he always seems to come up in big spots when the D desperately needs a stop. Smith, on the other hand has 15 sacks and just 16.5 tackles for loss. Smith is a pure sack specialist, albeit one of the top 5 sack specialists in the game right now. Miller is a complete football player. That said, the gap has certainly narrowed since i said it was not even close at around this time last season.Not even close to being in the same class as Miller. He wasn't when you posted this and he clearly isn't now.Is he only a situational pass rusher right now. Based on his production in the last 3 weeks I thought he was playing every down. I am considering him in the same class as Clay Mathews and Von Miller right now.
ftr: I think Aldon drops back in coverage way more then Von. I own both btw.It's actually one of the reasons I like Von better in IDP -- he gets more sack/tfl chances based upon the scheme.Although against the Bears he was unleashed and up field rushing all the time.Well, as a pure pass rusher, I have to say Aldon Smith is on about the same level as Von, though I still think Von's athleticism and ability to get to the QB in a number of ways gives him the edge. After all, it did take a monster game from Smith going against a college caliber offensive line to surpass Von in sacks, and I'd be surprised if Smith finished the season ahead of Von in sacks. But what makes Von so special is his desire to excel in all aspects of the game, and this puts him a notch or two above Smith as a pure football player. Consider that Von has 13 sacks and 25 tackles for loss. That means he has stopped the RB in the backfield a phenomenal 12 times so far, and he always seems to come up in big spots when the D desperately needs a stop. Smith, on the other hand has 15 sacks and just 16.5 tackles for loss. Smith is a pure sack specialist, albeit one of the top 5 sack specialists in the game right now. Miller is a complete football player. That said, the gap has certainly narrowed since i said it was not even close at around this time last season.Not even close to being in the same class as Miller. He wasn't when you posted this and he clearly isn't now.Is he only a situational pass rusher right now. Based on his production in the last 3 weeks I thought he was playing every down. I am considering him in the same class as Clay Mathews and Von Miller right now.