Frascella ranks the No.1 Edge rushers for each NFL team

[KingCorcoran]

Similar to the list of highly regarded NFL quarterbacks few on this list have played in a Super Bowl. It’s the other 50 guys on the roster that make the difference.

 

[slick325]

Another thread disguised to glaze the soft, frontrunning, selfish fraud.

I don't see it that way. Just a list that can spark conversation.

The top 10 players don't play in Dallas but most football fans watch a lot of teams and players. It is ok to recognize talent on other teams even if you don't like the team or player.

I always thought Lawrence Taylor, Darrell Green, Dexter Manley, Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Aeneas Williams, and plenty of other great players in the division and around the League were incredible players. Even if I wasn't a fan of the team they played for because I am a Cowboys fan.

There aren't many great players that I can't say are great regardless of the team they play for. Never understood the disdain/dislike/hate folks have for great players.

The LeBron James effect is rampant. Lol

 

[stilltheguru]

I don't see it that way. Just a list that can spark conversation.

The top 10 players don't play in Dallas but most football fans watch a lot of teams and players. It is ok to recognize talent on other teams even if you don't like the team or player.

I always thought Lawrence Taylor, Darrell Green, Dexter Manley, Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Aeneas Williams, and plenty of other great players in the division and around the League were incredible players. Even if I wasn't a fan of the team they played for because I am a Cowboys fan.

There aren't many great players that I can't say are great regardless of the team they play for. Never understood the disdain/dislike/hate folks have for great players.

The LeBron James effect is rampant. Lol

Funny you mention lebron. He's similar to micah. Overrated, terrible teammate, soft, attention *****, complainer, etc etc. Only difference is lebrons physical gifts allow him to overcome those deficiencies. And I dislike micahs personality. I don't dislike him for being overrated. And would disliking a non great player be more acceptable for you?

 

[slick325]

Funny you mention lebron. He's similar to micah. Overrated, terrible teammate, soft, attention *****, complainer, etc etc. Only difference is lebrons physical gifts allow him to overcome those deficiencies. And I dislike micahs personality. I don't dislike him for being overrated. And would disliking a non great player be more acceptable for you?

That works. Your opinion matters just as much as everyone else's.

You don't like his personality and think he is overrated. Ok.

 

[DuncanIso]

We dont need no stinkin pass rushers. Christian Parker will fix this defense.

(fast forward to two years from now and the same people on CZ talking about how Christian Parker was the problem)

I have doubts about CP.

Never called an NFL game.

So he’s a Rookie DC.

Need to see wins.

 

[zrinkill]

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Its a terrible indictment on the FO to have had that and failed to build around it. If we weren't so soft up the middle we could've had a really tough defense.

It's no surprise that our playoff drought coincides our defensive drought. We haven't had an elite defense since the 90s because offense is what Jerry cares about most.

 

[McKDaddy]

Parsons is a much better football player as a whole.

Sorry but I can't agree. In the NFL, Crosby is a much more complete player.

That's why, even with the additional age teams were willing to give up as much as Micah fetched.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Can't agree with you on this one, Nip.

His years at Penn St. and first two in Dallas, he showed LB coverage skills. No way any DC in the history of football would ask Crosby to do that.

Parsons is a much better football player as a whole. He played RB in high school. He can play special teams on any unit. His athleticism is the reason.

As a football player, the only thing Crosby does better is play the run. He also may be considered a better teammate than Parsons as well. But that is it when comparing them as football players as a whole or edge rushers.

To me you’re describing an athlete. Micah is a better athlete for sure. But if we are strictly talking edge rusher? We’ve seen team run at him. And it’s not that I think he can’t play the run I think he sells out to get sacks. He was a good linebacker but much better pass rusher.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Sorry but I can't agree. In the NFL, Crosby is a much more complete player.

That's why, even with the additional age teams were willing to give up as much as Micah fetched.

They didn’t though. Didn’t Cowboys offer a 1st and a 3rd? Ravens were desperate than backed out when they saw they could get Hendrickson.

 

[McKDaddy]

They didn’t though. Didn’t Cowboys offer a 1st and a 3rd? Ravens were desperate than backed out when they saw they could get Hendrickson.

They clearly reached agreement to trade two firsts before the physical, right?

Cowboys offered 1st & either a starter such as Osa or a 2nd next year

 

[TNCowboy]

Were he not injured, Micah is the 2nd best pass rusher. Will Anderson should be ahead of Crosby, don't see how it is arguable. Anderson might be the best all around defender in football. He's just dominant. IMO, already a better player than Garrett, and only 24 years old.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

They clearly reached agreement to trade two firsts before the physical, right?

Cowboys offered 1st & either a starter such as Osa or a 2nd next year

But the deal didn’t go through whether it was a physical or buyers remorse. Micah was traded for 2 1sts and Kenny Clark and I remember people around here saying we got low balled. Because he was “generational”. I’ve never heard anyone say Crosby was generational.

 

[Cowboys5217]

3 and 18 haha great job JJ

Looks like Jerry finally helped build a SB winning team... too bad it was Seattle, and not Dallas.

 

[slick325]

Sorry but I can't agree. In the NFL, Crosby is a much more complete player.

That's why, even with the additional age teams were willing to give up as much as Micah fetched.

All good. I respect your opinion on it.

 

[slick325]

To me you’re describing an athlete. Micah is a better athlete for sure. But if we are strictly talking edge rusher? We’ve seen team run at him. And it’s not that I think he can’t play the run I think he sells out to get sacks. He was a good linebacker but much better pass rusher.

I think he can do more things on a football field than Crosby. Especially on defense since he can also play LB and drop into coverage. Then on top of that, he is the superior pass rusher between the two. Give me LT/Derrick Thomas light over Crosby or DLaw or Trey Hendrickson all day. But, that is just my opinion.

But, do I see him as some flawless player? Absolutely not. Every player has weaknesses. He happens to not give all he has as it pertains to setting the edge consistently and being a better run defender. That irritates me because that is an effort thing and not just a size/physical deficiency thing.

 

[MapleLeaf]

Weird not seeing Watt in top 5

His size will now be a detriment as he ages. I expect him to begin the slow decline as the pounding by larger linemen starts to break his body down.

The mind and the skills are still there in spurts, but the injuries and freak injuries are starting to show up.

 

[Bigrandrn]

Uh….

Then factor in he’s started fewer games due to injury than Garrett. He’s a phenomenal pass rusher

This is why I wanted Maxx so bad, to pair him with two good DT (a pro bower and an all pro)….Maxx is a monster, from Texas, and to have him with great tackle play? Bruh, our D would instantly be much better. I wanted to trade 20 and Pickens for him, use 12 for a DB, and pick up one of the many quality LB in FA (of course we didn’t do crap in FA at LB)….D would have been so much better.

 

[DarkVader33]

I don't see it that way. Just a list that can spark conversation.

The top 10 players don't play in Dallas but most football fans watch a lot of teams and players. It is ok to recognize talent on other teams even if you don't like the team or player.

I always thought Lawrence Taylor, Darrell Green, Dexter Manley, Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Aeneas Williams, and plenty of other great players in the division and around the League were incredible players. Even if I wasn't a fan of the team they played for because I am a Cowboys fan.

There aren't many great players that I can't say are great regardless of the team they play for. Never understood the disdain/dislike/hate folks have for great players.

The LeBron James effect is rampant. Lol

There’sa reason everyone hates LeBum. And it’s not because he’s a Laker.

 

[DarkVader33]

To me you’re describing an athlete. Micah is a better athlete for sure. But if we are strictly talking edge rusher? We’ve seen team run at him. And it’s not that I think he can’t play the run I think he sells out to get sacks. He was a good linebacker but much better pass rusher.

I believe Micah should have stayed at LB and would’ve been elite there. Moving to edge was the worst thing for him, at least from a team perspective. Maybe not for his pocketbook though. He’s a one trick pony now and a liability against the run.