Kony Ealy doing the "Dirty Work"

[hepcat]

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Rivera-credits-Kony-Ealy-for-doing-the-dirty-work/a49b3a24-373d-4e74-8d42-448d50e96b7a

CHARLOTTE -- Sometimes playing on the defensive line involves occupying space, blockers or both to allow teammates to make plays.

Sunday’s season opener against the Jaguars was one of those days for defensive end Kony Ealy , who did not show up with a statistic on the box score but earned a positive review from head coach Ron Rivera.

"I thought Kony had a good game," Rivera said Monday. "It’s not going to reflect in the stats, but when you go back, you look at the plays he allowed to happen by his teammates. Those are the things you get excited about.

"He did the dirty work this week. He got doubled at times in the running game and took up two blockers, and he held the point of attack very nicely and allowed the linebackers to run freely."

 

 

[Ivan The Awesome]

I remember a player who did dirty work his first few seasons then came out of no where to become one of the top Defensive ends. His name is Greg Hardy. 

 

I have confidence that Ealy will get better each and every game, then in the distant future, the lights will come on and not only will he do the dirty work, but he will produce great numbers. He just needs to apply himself. He definitely has something to fight for.

[Khaki Lackey]

I've said it before, Ealy has all the measurables Hardy had. It took Hardy until year 3 before he put it all together. Hopefully Ealy will do the same.

[hepcat]

I've said it before, Ealy has all the measurables Hardy had. It took Hardy until year 3 before he put it all together. Hopefully Ealy will do the same.

The one thing I think Ealy may be lacking is Hardy's "crazy factor".  It's kind of like how the crazy girls are always the best in bed, Hardy had an extra edge that made him a great player.  I know it's a stretch but I'm just saying....

[Doyle]

Fantastic movie. 

[the butch]

People get pissy because he didn't have flashy stats.  I have faith he will eventually get there.  Right now, he is pretty damn solid and is further along than most DEs at this stage in their career.

[Khaki Lackey]

The one thing I think Ealy may be lacking is Hardy's "crazy factor".  It's kind of like how the crazy girls are always the best in bed, Hardy had an extra edge that made him a great player.  I know it's a stretch but I'm just saying....

Oh I know exactly what you are saying lol. He also lacks some of Hardy's athleticism, but he can make up for that if he works hard.

[CarolinaSamurai]

The one thing I think Ealy may be lacking is Hardy's "crazy factor".  It's kind of like how the crazy girls are always the best in bed, Hardy had an extra edge that made him a great player.  I know it's a stretch but I'm just saying....

i disagree. On the crazy part at least. He's the quiet type which can be more dangerous. I don't remember who said it but the loud guy at the club is just putting up a front. The quiet guys don't bolster one minute there fine the next your collecting your teeth.

[GamecockSmitty4]

Both hardy and Big Money showed a lot of potential early on. Ealy has been decent but hasn't shown the same flashes.

[hepcat]

Both hardy and Big Money showed a lot of potential early on. Ealy has been decent but hasn't shown the same flashes.

Hardy blocked a punt in his first game

[52Beast]

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 absolutely one of my all time favorite Steely Dan songs.