Manny Lawson: He IS a DeMarcus Ware clone. He's starting for the 49ers, and they use him exactly like we use DW. Lawson stands up on 1st and 2nd downs in a 3-4 scheme, and plays DE in a 4-3 scheme on passing downs. He's just as good as DW was his rookie year. I'm one who wanted him to be a Cowboy badly, and was initially angry that we passed him up. I understand that we needed a complimentary player to DW rather than another DW, but dang this kid is going to be good. He's actually noticably taller than DW and moves as fluidly. My concern with him was his slim frame, and I thought he wouldn't be able to hold up at the point-of-attack. WRONG! He was never pushed off the LOS. Instead, he consistently played on the Bear's side of the LOS. He provided pressure on nearly every play that he rushed the passer, except when he was running line stunts for his teammates. He's going to have a GREAT year. However, its just the first preseason game, so I may have to reel in my enthusiasm a bit. I just hope Carpenter isn't sitting on the bench to start the season, while Lawson is racking up stats, or we'll be in another Ware vs Merriman debate over Carpentar and Lawson.
