Any idea why short hasn't earned a starting spot next to star?

[vorbis]

to my eyes, KK has seemed more than capable as a rookie against the run AND the pass. not worried about when his first snap will occur, as he's seen action in the first half of every game if i am not mistaken. star's immediate competence has obscured how well kawann short is adjusting to the NFL game. his future is very bright, as well as star's.

[toldozer]

This misconception that every draft pick has to start, even if it's second round, has to end. I'm not sure where this obsession came about around here, and it truly reached it's peak of idiocracy when people cried about Kug being drafted in the 5th round and couldn't be a immediate starter, THE FIFTH ROUND.

Few successful teams have plug and play rookies unless it's due to injuries or huge holes, and it definitely wasn't a policy around here til Rivera came and Cam started immediately. During the Fox days, and as with the case of a lot of coaches, and a rookie needs to be heads and toes better then a vet on the team to start. Rarely did a rookie start for us in the Fox days, and if he did it was generally a first round pick. Hell even Thomas Davis was a rotation/QB spy only linebacker his first year here. Now people expect the entire draft class to start, with this thread going, and the people whining about 6th round pick Kenjon in the other thread. You do realize there is about 22 starting spots on the entire team, if you're starting 5-7 rookies, you have issues.

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Kug was drafted in the fourth round. If you are going to bitch about ignorance please get your facts right.

[jarhead]

I mean from what i've seen he's been every bit as good as Edwards when allowed to play. You draft a guy in the second round i exspect him to start. He's proven to be one of the best pass rush Dt's in this class so why not let him play like one.Don't get me wrong Edwards hasn't done anything to lose his job and is playing beyond servicable. But the question remains when is it Short's time?

It is not like he is spending too much time on the bench.Our front four works by committee given the down and match-up. 

[Zod]

because he's better rushing the passer than he is at stopping the run.

Base (starting) defense = run stoppers

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[Vagrant]

Plus, it's a luxury to have the ability to rotate your pass rushers into the game when the opposing offensive line is already gassed. Having 4 defensive tackles to rotate gives us a fresh body on the field at all times, which is especially helpful on long drives. Short's time will come. He has already shown a competency in pass rushing that is going to make him a valuable contributor to this team in the future. But right now, we have better run stopping options that make more sense.

[csx]

FWIW......Short is graded better in run defense than he is at pass rush by PFF. He is also rated significantly higher than Cole. 

 

PFF is not the end all be all but I did find that interesting. 

[rg3and10]

Because he sucks.

[thefuzz]

I don't give a hoot who starts....

 

 

However, Star is slowing down a bit it seems.  Maybe rookie wall, maybe just good C and G play the last couple games, maybe my eyes are deceiving me, I don't know.

[TrueBlackandBlue]

because he's better rushing the passer than he is at stopping the run.

 

Base (starting) defense = run stoppers

 

I understand that this is the case, but now that I think about it... why? Most teams in the NFL these days are pass first so why haven't defenses adapted to being pass rush first? Seems silly