Confidence Level with Donovan Ezeiruaku

[rojan]

What are your thoughts on Eze in the 3-4? Can we count on him to be the lead OLB rusher like Ware was or have him be an undersized strong side while looking for a War Daddy in the draft?

 

[Mikexike]

What are your thoughts on Eze in the 3-4? Can we count on him to be the lead OLB rusher like Ware was or have him be an undersized strong side while looking for a War Daddy in the draft?

I believe so, 1 offseason in the weight room should make things a lot easier for him.

 

[Whyjerry]

I think he was pretty good as a rookie on a defense which had no playmakers for half a season. His effort was consistent despite the garbage around him. I think he would play well as an OLB.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What are your thoughts on Eze in the 3-4? Can we count on him to be the lead OLB rusher like Ware was or have him be an undersized strong side while looking for a War Daddy in the draft?

He has the tools. If it’s one guy that should benefit it’s him. He still has to do it. Give me 8-10 sacks and I’m fine.

 

[Bigrandrn]

He has a good pash rush technique arsenal so that’s to his benefit. As an OLB, they can move him a little, blitz inside and outside, same with Overshown….i think scheme changes can make him better by just utilizing him better….i think he still has a lot of potential to be a really good player. He was pretty good as a rookie, didn’t light up sack stats, but a year in, with other players being added into a new/better scheme, i very well could take a jump.

 

[rojan]

I think he was pretty good as a rookie on a defense which had no playmakers for half a season. His effort was consistent despite the garbage around him. I think he would play well as an OLB.

For sure he's taking one of the starting OLB positions. He earned it from his play last year. Question is, do we bulk him up to play Anthony Spencer's role or give him D Wares role.

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

My confidenceevel is all the way up to 100.

Out of 180.

If he keeps improving....I think he could become on of our 10 sack a year guys that gets steamroller in the running game like a squirrel on the interstate.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Do people realize he played quite a bit of OLB as a rookie?

 

[speedkilz88]

Yeah, he's an OLB in the 3-4 or "edge" so the 4-2 fronts as well. I think they better look for someone that's a better pass rusher though and not take any chances expecting him to be the main guy.

 

[HungryLion]

I’m confident he will be a good edge player (3-4,4-3) makes no matter.

I still think he’s better as the #2 guy though. So we need another edge either in the first round or a quality free agent.

 

[speedkilz88]

This is Ourlad's depth chart:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No	Player 2	No	Player 3	No	Player 4	No	Player 5
DE	97	Odighizuwa, Osa 21/3	90	THOMAS, SOLOMON U/NYJ
NT	95	CLARK, KENNY T/GB	93	Toia, Jay 25/7
DT	92	Williams, Quinnen T/NYJ	99	Winfrey, Perrion SF25
LOLB	42	CLOWNEY, JADEVEON CC/Car	13	FOWLER JR., DANTE U/Was	53	Houston, James U/Cle
LILB	0	Overshown, DeMarvion 23/3	57	Sanborn, Jack U/Chi	50	James, Shemar 25/5	45	Barron, Justin CF25
RILB	59	Murray Jr., Kenneth T/Ten	55	Wilson, Logan T/Cin	35	Liufau, Marist 24/3
ROLB	41	Ezeiruaku, Donovan 25/2	54	Williams, Sam 22/2	98	Turner, Payton U/NO
LCB	26	Bland, DaRon 22/5	25	Bridges, Trikweze W/LAC	31	Butler, Josh SF23
SS	6	WILSON, DONOVAN 19/6	14	Bell, Markquese CF22
FS	28	Hooker, Malik U/Ind	2	Thomas, Juanyeh CF22	38	Clark, Alijah CF25
RCB	34	Revel Jr., Shavon 25/3	21	Carson, Caelen 24/5	29	GOODWIN, C.J. P/Cin
NB	27	Steward, Reddy W/Min	36	Ballentine, Corey SF25

 

[conner01]

This is Ourlad's depth chart:

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Pos	No.	Player 1	No	Player 2	No	Player 3	No	Player 4	No	Player 5
DE	97	Odighizuwa, Osa 21/3	90	THOMAS, SOLOMON U/NYJ
NT	95	CLARK, KENNY T/GB	93	Toia, Jay 25/7
DT	92	Williams, Quinnen T/NYJ	99	Winfrey, Perrion SF25
LOLB	42	CLOWNEY, JADEVEON CC/Car	13	FOWLER JR., DANTE U/Was	53	Houston, James U/Cle
LILB	0	Overshown, DeMarvion 23/3	57	Sanborn, Jack U/Chi	50	James, Shemar 25/5	45	Barron, Justin CF25
RILB	59	Murray Jr., Kenneth T/Ten	55	Wilson, Logan T/Cin	35	Liufau, Marist 24/3
ROLB	41	Ezeiruaku, Donovan 25/2	54	Williams, Sam 22/2	98	Turner, Payton U/NO
LCB	26	Bland, DaRon 22/5	25	Bridges, Trikweze W/LAC	31	Butler, Josh SF23
SS	6	WILSON, DONOVAN 19/6	14	Bell, Markquese CF22
FS	28	Hooker, Malik U/Ind	2	Thomas, Juanyeh CF22	38	Clark, Alijah CF25
RCB	34	Revel Jr., Shavon 25/3	21	Carson, Caelen 24/5	29	GOODWIN, C.J. P/Cin
NB	27	Steward, Reddy W/Min	36	Ballentine, Corey SF25

Wilson is gone so Downs could fill that roll lol if only someone finds some pictures of him with a goat

 

[beware_d-ware]

Pretty darn high. EZ unquestionably has game.

He is NOT a Ware level rusher - you're comparing him to a Hall of Famer who made 7 straight All-Pro teams in Dallas. There's just no way you can look at EZ's 2 sacks from last year and project that level of success.

With that said, EZ is already a registered butt-kicker against the run and gets pressure at a decent percentage. I don't think he's a double-digit sacker, but he's earned a starting role.

 

[JohnsKey19]

What are your thoughts on Eze in the 3-4? Can we count on him to be the lead OLB rusher like Ware was or have him be an undersized strong side while looking for a War Daddy in the draft?

Could be more Anthony Spencer than Ware. Good strongside player with some pass rush ability. Comparing him to an athletic freak like Ware is a stretch.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yeah, I think he'll be a solid player but I want a guy with more twitch and bend to get to the QB.

 

[morasp]

Hard to evaluate anyone in last years defense. I think he'll be in double digits by his third season. FWIW, neither SB team had a player with double digit sacks.

 

[RS12]

My guess is a DeMarcus Lawrence ceiling. Does everything consistently well but nothing great. Year 2 is when players normally make their biggest improvement so we will see in 6 months.

 

[Typhus]

What are your thoughts on Eze in the 3-4? Can we count on him to be the lead OLB rusher like Ware was or have him be an undersized strong side while looking for a War Daddy in the draft?

I believe that we have more pieces on defense that can fit a 3-4 base defense rostered now.
The defense will still need to invest in the draft, solid DB or two would not hurt.

 

[Kwyn]

What are your thoughts on Eze in the 3-4? Can we count on him to be the lead OLB rusher like Ware was or have him be an undersized strong side while looking for a War Daddy in the draft?

Comparing him now, or ever, to Ware is a massive stretch.

I imagine he’ll be an average to above average pass rusher and that’s about it.

 

[Coogiguy03]

I think he was better against the run than more people gave him credit for, if anything I think he needs to work on pass rush