HoboRocket Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Would you rather have an Aaron Donald type player or a Von Miller type player, contracts and age aside? On a play-to-play basis, which is more valuable, interior pressure and pass rush or edge pressure and pass rush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboRocket Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 I see the benefits of both, but I'm an interior guy. If I'm picking a player who will get 14 sacks and a ton of pressure, I would rather have it be the 3-tech than edge rushers, just because I believe it affects the QB more and wrecks gameplans more to lose the pocket. It's also just so rare to get that type of production from an interior defender versus an edge rushers. This whole thing came up because of a Josh Allen or Quinnen Williams debate for the Jets. In my opinion, if Allen is playing just base end (which I think he would in a Gregg Williams defense), then he'll still be good, but not as productive as he would be in a 3-4. I expect 8-10 sacks a year in that case, and Williams could offer the exact same production, but as a 3-tech. That issue/prospect evaluation aside, how do you value edge rush versus interior pressure if the production is about even? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Edge rush is more important. There's a reason there's more of a premium on edge rushers than interior D-line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBLIII Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Edge rush however if we are talking about a run stuffer who also can rush the passer some at DT I'll easily take him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFan13 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 For me it's interior because a QB hates nothing more than pressure up the middle. If your interior sucks not only do you allow more in the run game easier which later sets up play action and makes the QB's life alot easier. But not giving the QB a pocket to step up into and making them roll out to throw is usually where alot of mistakes can happen. It's hard to find a very good one who can do both run stuff and pass rush but when you do they impact the game more than any other position on defense to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Interior by a mile. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Interior definitely. A QB with no pocket is not a happy camper although the exceptionally mobile might fear the edge more bc they can match speed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellChippy Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I would go interior guy without knowing who else I had on the d line. I would probably take two great edge rushers over two great interior rushers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Interior for the pressure, blindside edge for sacks/fumbles. Harder to find an Aaron Donald so you'd pick him and try to team him with with a decent edge guy but if there was no aaron Donald I'd probably take an edge guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Depends on the player but in a vacuum give me the interior guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game3525 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Interior. Great QBs are more impacted by interior rush then edge rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakuvious Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 If it's the same amount of pressure being generated, interior. But interior pressure is harder and the guys that are great at it are rarer, so you may still be better off and have more production from say, the 10th best edge rusher, than you would from the 10th best interior rusher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Interior, I'd say. QBs are more comfortable stepping UP into the pocket, compared to having to fall back/bail. Not to say some edge rushers can't collapse the pocket from their side, but in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I really think the quarterback matters in this scenario. I think guys that are legit threats to run the football out of the pocket I'd prefer to have edge rushers against. Keep them contained between the tackles if at all possible (or they have to double back around), and keep them shuffling through the scrum of bodies. If we are talking about guys like Rivers and Eli who aren't going to move, i want interior all day. But against Wilson / Allen / Jackson /etc? I think I'd prefer it from the outside. If they see that interior pressure get through and then break containment, that's going to create all sorts of problems for a defense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 9:05 PM, Daniel said: Edge rush is more important. There's a reason there's more of a premium on edge rushers than interior D-line. Well yeah that’s because there’s only one Aaron Donald. And there way more edge rushers than Donald’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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