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(Good Read Lets Hope Taco Figures it all out).
Nick Perry ('12, 28th overall) - didn't really do jack for four seasons before breaking out in his fifth year, hitting free agency as a target for many Dallas fans, and a good start to this year
Melvin Ingram ('12, 18th overall) - did even less than Perry for three seasons, then had an even bigger breakout and currently has the look of a long-time rush threat
Whitney Mercilus ('12, 26th overall) - this was quite a year for these guys. Put up 5-7 sacks for his first three seasons but did little other than offer pass-rush flashes...before then emerging as a much more complete and threatening player
Cameron Heyward ('11, 31st overall) - looked like a useless bust for two years, then improved steadily and became a core 3-4 DE
Cameron Jordan ('11, 24th overall) - 15 starts as a rookie...1 sack. Yeah, he's been a LOT better ever since
Robert Quinn ('11. 14th overall) - nothing more than a decent rush specialist as a rookie, 5 sacks and little else...and then he leapt off the page from there
Derrick Morgan ('10, 16th overall) - hardly did a thing for two years, before then becoming a quality starter for years afterwards
Jerry Hughes ('10, 31st overall) - in three years in Indy, was basically a piece of garbage. Then he moved on to Buffalo and has been a core rusher for them ever since. The Colts didn't have patience; learn from their mistake.
Jason Pierre-Paul ('10, 15th overall) - you know how good he's been, sans home explosives, since he took the league by storm in 2011. What you might forget is that he managed only 4.5 sacks and a measly 17 tackles as a rookie
Chris Long ('08, 2nd overall) - more run-stopper than pass rusher for two seasons, disappointing from such a high pick, but then Long fully lived up to the billing after that (until his body started to break down)
Anthony Spencer ('07, 26th overall) - just a decent little piece for two seasons, then he became a rock against the run who was underrated against the pass due to getting more hurries than sacks, and then he had his full emergence in 2012...before a knee injury ruined the rest
Mario Williams ('06, 1st overall) - a true specimen, yet that only added up to 4.5 sacks in year one. It got a lot better after that.
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017/10/30/16562452/why-you-should-r-e-l-a-x-about-taco-charlton
Nick Perry ('12, 28th overall) - didn't really do jack for four seasons before breaking out in his fifth year, hitting free agency as a target for many Dallas fans, and a good start to this year
Melvin Ingram ('12, 18th overall) - did even less than Perry for three seasons, then had an even bigger breakout and currently has the look of a long-time rush threat
Whitney Mercilus ('12, 26th overall) - this was quite a year for these guys. Put up 5-7 sacks for his first three seasons but did little other than offer pass-rush flashes...before then emerging as a much more complete and threatening player
Cameron Heyward ('11, 31st overall) - looked like a useless bust for two years, then improved steadily and became a core 3-4 DE
Cameron Jordan ('11, 24th overall) - 15 starts as a rookie...1 sack. Yeah, he's been a LOT better ever since
Robert Quinn ('11. 14th overall) - nothing more than a decent rush specialist as a rookie, 5 sacks and little else...and then he leapt off the page from there
Derrick Morgan ('10, 16th overall) - hardly did a thing for two years, before then becoming a quality starter for years afterwards
Jerry Hughes ('10, 31st overall) - in three years in Indy, was basically a piece of garbage. Then he moved on to Buffalo and has been a core rusher for them ever since. The Colts didn't have patience; learn from their mistake.
Jason Pierre-Paul ('10, 15th overall) - you know how good he's been, sans home explosives, since he took the league by storm in 2011. What you might forget is that he managed only 4.5 sacks and a measly 17 tackles as a rookie
Chris Long ('08, 2nd overall) - more run-stopper than pass rusher for two seasons, disappointing from such a high pick, but then Long fully lived up to the billing after that (until his body started to break down)
Anthony Spencer ('07, 26th overall) - just a decent little piece for two seasons, then he became a rock against the run who was underrated against the pass due to getting more hurries than sacks, and then he had his full emergence in 2012...before a knee injury ruined the rest
Mario Williams ('06, 1st overall) - a true specimen, yet that only added up to 4.5 sacks in year one. It got a lot better after that.
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017/10/30/16562452/why-you-should-r-e-l-a-x-about-taco-charlton
