He didnt start because he's a better DL than a OLB. he is over 280lbs. he's 10 lbs heavier than any ravens Lber. McPhee is a better DL but thats why he most of his sacks came on the DL. Ravens play a hybrid defense. I guess you can McPhee a OLB when they had one 1 or 2 men with their hands on the ground. the majority of his snaps were on the DL.
Here you go, heres some education. Maybe next time you will actually read up on a player before trying to act like you have the answers as to why he didnt start.
He is too versatile to keep him at any spot.
Checkmate..point set match. Fatality. Bye
I watched the Ravens play recently after some people bad mouthed Ngata's game. I watched the Texans, Saints, and Dolphins games recently and I watched them in the preseason last year although that was a long time ago at this point.
On third down, McPhee went out of the game in favor of Dumervil. It is what it is. He is not a ad pass rusher but he is not anywhere near dominant.
You are wanting to pay a $8m AAV to a projection DE from OLB whose stat line reads like Jeremy Mincey's. That is a self fatality.
The projection is not a sure thing. I would feel more confident had he been able to play 3-4 DE. Ngata and Canty do such a good job anchoring at DE that Baltimore LB are not often matched up on OT. He was fine against TE standing up but you are talking about that 7 or 5 technique shaded or down on the OT out at SDE. It's not the same thing remotely. Spencer's run production dropped off precipitously at SDE for example.
