Let's pump the brakes on Irving

[Thefeelofcotton]

While I agree he dominates the game last night and deserves a lot of credit in the win, his play is too inconsistent for me to anoint him the "Pass Rusher Supreme" just yet.

I hope he builds on this game, especially this time of year. Man it would be awesome if one of the DL, or the whole DL TBH, caught fire right before the playoffs. Irving just hasn't been the consistent threat we need yet. His good games are random right now, but I truly hope he turns the corner.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Well, he got more snaps because of the absence of Lawrence/Thornton. Maybe he just needs that. Everyone knows the guy hasn't been doing this all season. We won, and he played a big part. No need to pump anything. It's a happy day.

 

[Risen Star]

Definitely. Just one game. He flashed in Green Bay too.

 

[sideon]

no i'm going to go ahead and keep my foot on the gas, he's looked better than Lawrence has all season.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Last big game he had was the GB game. We thought then he had turned the corner and was ready to be a impact player. Then he all but disappeared. Last night he had a really good night against a ROT that was really struggling. So I agree, pump the brakes some with Irving. Let's see what he does next Monday night.

 

[paladin]

Definitely. Just one game. He flashed in Green Bay too.

My math skills might not be as good as yours
But wouldn't that be two games?

 

[adam3313]

Tell him going forward every team we're playing added "Bay" to their name. Detroit Bay, Philadelphia Bay etc. See if it's a pattern

 

[SDCowboy]

The guy has little to no help on that line right now. The guy has been great in relativity, IMO.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

While I agree he dominates the game last night and deserves a lot of credit in the win, his play is too inconsistent for me to anoint him the "Pass Rusher Supreme" just yet.

I hope he builds on this game, especially this time of year. Man it would be awesome if one of the DL, or the whole DL TBH, caught fire right before the playoffs. Irving just hasn't been the consistent threat we need yet. His good games are random right now, but I truly hope he turns the corner.

If he can play at half the level he played at last night consistently, its still better than the rest of the stiffs on the DL

 

[Avery]

Give him the reps and see what we can do. We've got nothing to lose it when it comes to this defensive front.

 

[khiladi]

He needs to play the edge more to see what he can do over the long haul.. it was a backup RT, but he then went and abused the rookie that benched the backup RT..

He was a man possessed last night.. maybe LT transferred his soul into him last night..

 

[Jake]

You're suggesting people shouldn't overreact to one game? Where's the fun in that?

 

[dmq]

I hate that we will be making a contract decision on him at the end of the year. He will garner lots of attention on the open market.

 

[CATCH17]

Irving has been flashing.

The problem is we rotate guys in and out so much and he doesn't stay out there long enough.

The guy is a freak athlete.

 

[tyke1doe]

Tell him going forward every team we're playing added "Bay" to their name. Detroit Bay, Philadelphia Bay etc. See if it's a pattern

You, sir, get the most ingenious retort of the day. Excellently witty.

 

[Reality]

.. but we need playmakers on the defensive line and Irving can .. " be that man .. better than he was before .. better .. stronger .. faster."

 

[ShiningStar]

enjoy his play, he stepped up on a bad line and put pressure on a good qb. Heck at this point he just showed Rod what pressure on a qb does, maybe that will change philosphy around here. You take a good game when you get it, stats never say "vs a good player or a bad player" So who cares. It secured a win either way.

 

[ShiningStar]

.. but we need playmakers on the defensive line and Irving can .. " be that man .. better than he was before .. better .. stronger .. faster."

for 6 million dollars, sounds good.

 

[kevm3]

He needs to be in there more. I don't care about him 'disappearing' for games, because there is not one guy that is consistent on the D-line that just make game-changing plays every game.

 

[Joe Realist]

He likes playing against brown and red jerseys.