Leaving GB, good for somes careers

[Patler]

We have had examples in the past like Hayward and Hyde upping their performances.
Tretter finding health.
Randall finding his position.

Now we have Matthews finding the fountain of youth. He had a sack in each of the first two games, then two more last night for a season total of 4 already, after having just 3.5 all of last year In the three years before that he had just 7.5, 5.0 and 6.5 sacks. He has 1 PDef, after getting none last year, and 2 FF in three games , after having no more than 1 since 2014.

[Tony Oday]

We have had examples in the past like Hayward and Hyde upping their performances.
Tretter finding health.
Randall finding his position.

Now we have Matthews finding the fountain of youth. He had a sack in each of the first two games, then two more last night for a season total of 4 already, after having just 3.5 all of last year In the three years before that he had just 7.5, 5.0 and 6.5 sacks. He has 1 PDef, after getting none last year, and 2 FF in three games , after having no more than 1 since 2014.

Until his hamstring blows up.

[mraynrand]

He has 1 PED after getting none last year

FIFY.

No doubt Clay is in a good situation to be more successful. For the last several years he was the only fish in pretty shallow pond. And for whatever reason, he was playing like a guppy.

Hyde and Blue Emo (Randall) are similarly situated.

Good to see Hayward without hammy pulls. I suspect if you test the Fox river you may find higher than the EPA allowable levels of anti-hammy toxins.

[gbgary]

Until his hamstring blows up.

i don't think he's had a hammy problem for a long time. broken thumb, shoulder problem one year.

[Tony Oday]

2016 was his Hammy but he gets hurt all the time.

[George Cumby]

Insert “Moons Over My Hammy” joke here.

[RashanGary]

Was Randall benched this week?

[pbmax]

Was Randall benched this week?

Concussion.

[run pMc]

I wonder if they have Clay on a snap count and that has him fresher? Also having Brockers and Donald pushing the pocket with Fowler on the other side probably helps. That defense has a lot of good players (Weddle, Peters, Ebukam, et al.); I suspect being less of a centerpiece helps.
Also, Wade Phillips is a bad HC but a very good DC.

Agree Randall shoulda been a safety.

[bobblehead]

I wonder if they have Clay on a snap count and that has him fresher? Also having Brockers and Donald pushing the pocket with Fowler on the other side probably helps. That defense has a lot of good players (Weddle, Peters, Ebukam, et al.); I suspect being less of a centerpiece helps.
Also, Wade Phillips is a bad HC but a very good DC.

Agree Randall shoulda been a safety.

I haven't watched a game yet this year, but I have a question. Is he bending the edge or being employed across the line in more of a Patrick Willis role as I suggested he should have been for the last 5 years.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I've seen three of his sacks this year. On two of them he was blocked for several seconds and lucked into the sacks, Fackrell like. One that was a coverage sack. Seemed like the QB held the ball for 5 seconds. The second where He did nothing but Donald got pressure and the QB scrambled into his waiting arms. The other was a decent rush. He's almost exclusively coming off the edge with in an occasional drop into coverage.

[mraynrand]

I've seen three of his sacks this year. On two of them he was blocked for several seconds and lucked into the sacks, Fackrell like. One that was a coverage sack. Seemed like the QB held the ball for 5 seconds. The second where He did nothing but Donald got pressure and the QB scrambled into his waiting arms. The other was a decent rush. He's almost exclusively coming off the edge with in an occasional drop into coverage.

The few times I've seen him drop, he didn't look good. Took wrong guy, seems slow. Too bad, unless we play 'em in January.

[pbmax]

Hard to factor how much teammates matter here, as the Rams pass rush is obviously more talented than the Packer pass rush last few years.

But I wonder how much of that explains his career. Cullen Jenkins wasn't here for most of it.

[red]

in other news, randall cobb is on his usual pacr to have between 600-800 yards

i laughed when national pundits called him a good signing and one of the reasons that dallas offense would be so good this year

guy had 1 good year

[Patler]

Matthews with another sack, 2 TFLs and 1 QBH in week 4.