A nod to Ryan Delaire

[French Navy]

Every third down he went in on the right and his pursuit rarely dissapointed. Such a nice find by Gettle.

[t96]

He was held a sh*tload too. Definitely on a couple of those big passing plays to either Graham or Willson. 

[t96]

Only negative I remember was a really bad missed tackle on Lynch.

[Vagrant]

Hate to be a wet blanket, but Delaire was over-pursuing all game. There were many times that we lost contain because of how wide he was coming around the tackle trying to sneak around behind Wilson. It's a problem that you see a lot with speed rushers. When you're tasked with holding up your side of the defensive line, you can't run so far upfield that the QB has a clear running lane or a clear passing lane. I'm sure the coaches are going to work with him on his hands, because it's usually the kind of thing you see with DE that aren't comfortable working inside of tackles. If you go around the corner, you better make sure you get there to make the play. If you don't, you've just boned your entire defense.

He didn't have a bad game, but it's certainly not one worth praising him over. 

[Reynman]

I was truly hoping that Delaire's last game was not a revenge showing.  Proud to believe he is the real deal!  

 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

He's Greg Hardy without... ya know... acting like Greg Hardy

[FattyFatFat]

D-line in general has really been getting after it. Delaire is no fluke. Keep bringing them in, Gman. 

[The Lone Panther]

Hate to be a wet blanket, but Delaire was over-pursuing all game. There were many times that we lost contain because of how wide he was coming around the tackle trying to sneak around behind Wilson. It's a problem that you see a lot with speed rushers. When you're tasked with holding up your side of the defensive line, you can't run so far upfield that the QB has a clear running lane or a clear passing lane. I'm sure the coaches are going to work with him on his hands, because it's usually the kind of thing you see with DE that aren't comfortable working inside of tackles. If you go around the corner, you better make sure you get there to make the play. If you don't, you've just boned your entire defense.

He didn't have a bad game, but it's certainly not one worth praising him over. 

He is an undrafted rookie.  He's not going to be perfect, bud. 

 

 

[glo]

He is an undrafted rookie.  He's not going to be perfect, bud. 

 

 

so we should praise every undrafted rookie who had a average game, bud?

[The Lone Panther]

so we should praise every undrafted rookie who had a average game, bud?

How was that an average game?  He was very disruptive and almost had a few sacks.  

[KendrickPanther]

I love his enthusiasm and hustle but he also lost contain several times. All in all we have to be happy with him. But he was a weak spot at times.

[pantherclaw]

I lost count of the holds that were blatant today. 

Good work kid.

[cbarrier90]

Hate to be a wet blanket, but Delaire was over-pursuing all game. There were many times that we lost contain because of how wide he was coming around the tackle trying to sneak around behind Wilson. It's a problem that you see a lot with speed rushers. When you're tasked with holding up your side of the defensive line, you can't run so far upfield that the QB has a clear running lane or a clear passing lane. I'm sure the coaches are going to work with him on his hands, because it's usually the kind of thing you see with DE that aren't comfortable working inside of tackles. If you go around the corner, you better make sure you get there to make the play. If you don't, you've just boned your entire defense.

He didn't have a bad game, but it's certainly not one worth praising him over. 

His job is to rush the passer. That's why we brought Horton, the run specialist, back.

Once again, Delaire did his job and disrupted the pocket.

[cbarrier90]

so we should praise every undrafted rookie who had a average game, bud?

Yes, because it's those undrafted rookies performing above their cost (minimal salary cap implications and no draft pick necessary) that provide the depth that keeps the successful franchises winning playoff games year in and year out.

Do we overhype them because of their story? Of course. We're fans. But don't underestimate their importance to the team.