Very few fans understood the value of Spencer. How many players have been franchised twice...the coaches put a high value on him. His job was not to attempt to play like Ware. Pippen's job waa not to attempt to be Jordan...
There are two types of hybrid DE/LB types.
- One that plays DE in a 4 man line.
- One that plays LB in a 4 man line.
Spencer played DE in a 4 man line.
Jaylon will play LB in a 4 man line.
- If i have Scottie Pippien i entrust that he will make his share of big play momentum swinging game and feasted upon whatever attention Michael Jordan was bringing.
- if i have Jerry Rice, then i am very much expecting and entrusting WR John Taylor on the opposite side,.. to feast upon whatever
extra attention that Rice is obviously getting
...So what was Spencer's excuse ?
- if i'm drafting you as an edge player in the first round, you won't expected to be Dware (or michael jordan as you say) but i am drafting
a Justin Houston to be a huge bookend compliment to Tambi Hali
- if i have Von Miller on one side, and i'm drafting Bradley Chubb to definitely make his fair share of impact edge rushing big plays to vastly compliment Von.
- Ditto with Lamar Woodley to James Harrison
- Ditto with Whitney Merciless to Jevon Clowney (when he was in Houston)
- ZaDarius Smith to Preston Smith to
Teams playing 3-4 scheme coveted
bookend edge rushers OLB, but they are not just falling off trees as with any edge rushers, they
are hard to come by,
why did they franchise Spencer twice ? they didn't have a contingency plan that saw anyone else that could replace him in FA or the draft
But that should not be that surprising since it's still being shown that
his team is not devoid of making very questionable personnel decisions such as keeping Crawford on the last 2 years
at his going rate of 8-9 million just because they like his locker room presence ? Geez..
Another case of underappreciated fan value i guess
With Spencer guy that not until his lone 2012 season couldn't even beat the pass blocking RT he was playing against.
Just dropping into zones and playing the run was averaging 4.8 sacks before his 11 sacks in 2012?
when Spencer finally did make a pro bowl (as an injury alternate) ..what was the stat and production that made it possible for
him to be a Pro Bowl invite ? His 11 sacks.Those are the accololades are stand outs among peers, coaches.
Not him dropping in zones, or playing the run. while those traits are important to the overall effect it's edge rushers that are in the
biggest demand because it greatly impacts the passing game and too many games are changed thru it's outcome.