USN Bengal Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 A couple of our boys getting pre-season props... hell yeah! Lock them up Mikey Brown, do the right thing now! [b]7. [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13274/carlos-dunlap"]Carlos Dunlap[/url], DE, [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals"]Cincinnati Bengals[/url][/b] It might surprise people that Dunlap is this high on the list, but he is only 23 and his tape shows a much better pass-rusher than his stats would indicate. He needs to play a full season and has only 14 career sacks -- he dropped to 4.5 sacks after 9.5 his rookie season -- but the sacks will come in bunches for Dunlap, who is still a puppy in terms of his development. Dunlap is a bigger edge-rusher than most of the guys on this list, but that doesn't compromise his agility or closing burst. [b]10. [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13311/geno-atkins"]Geno Atkins[/url], DT, Cincinnati Bengals[/b] The 24-year-old Atkins is one of the top interior pass-rushers in the league today. I give him extra points on this list for being a defensive tackle rather than a pure edge player like the others. He isn't built to withstand an immense pounding, and the Bengals would be wise to keep him as a part of a rotation, but Atkins just explodes off the snap and instantly is in the backfield. He has the ability to abuse heavier interior offensive linemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoDeyRG Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Im confused on the 2015 part.... link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 [url="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8093186/nfl-jason-pierre-paul-clay-matthews-top-projected-pass-rushers-2015"]http://insider.espn....ss-rushers-2015[/url] Basically the guy is saying these guys are good now and will be beast from now until at least 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coup000 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 ESPN is doing a series looking at what teams and players will be the best in the league in 2015. There is an article for each position group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButchWalkerRokks Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Love that they made the list. Still think the idea behind it is dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbengal Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 [quote name='ButchWalkerRokks' timestamp='1340781741' post='1136868'] Love that they made the list. Still think the idea behind it is dumb. [/quote] It's called... "it's late June, there's only baseball, but we still have to pay these guys and get creative about what to write about." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButchWalkerRokks Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 [quote name='texbengal' timestamp='1340812153' post='1136913'] It's called... "it's late June, there's only baseball, but we still have to pay these guys and get creative about what to write about." [/quote] Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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