What Did We Learn - Maryland

[Husker in WI]

Suh played a different position fellas.

Suh's numbers are MASSIVE for a Defensive Tackle.  Chase Young's should be compared to Grant Wistrom perhaps for context.

Right, but Suh's the only reasonable recent comp as a defensive Heisman finalist. Wistrom had 20 TFLs and 9.5 sacks his best statistical year - he was great, but not really Heisman level. There are huge differences between Suh and Young and comparing is imperfect, but it's easier to compare them than Young and someone like Christian McCaffrey.

 

[Husker in WI]

I think so too...but comparing him to Suh just doesn't really jive...two different positions.

As a DT, getting sacks and TFL's isn't as easy as it is at DE or LB.  That's really what made Suh a finalist there...that he was that great at his position that normally WASN'T a pass rushing position.

Myles Garret would be a better comparison imho.

11.5 sacks his best year. I get it, it's heretical to compare anyone to Suh. But Young and Suh are/were as dominant as any P5 defensive players in recent memory.

 

[Nebfanatic]

11.5 sacks his best year. I get it, it's heretical to compare anyone to Suh. But Young and Suh are/were as dominant as any P5 defensive players in recent memory.

No doubt. In his last 2 games against Wisconsin and Penn State he has 7 sacks alone. He sat out against Maryland and Rutgers. Imagine what his totals would be if he had played! I think he ends the year with 20+ sacks

 

[Hayseed]

Doing well with simple play calls (designed qb runs, options, and passes designed where you are only looking at one receiver) in mopup time against 2nd/3rd string vanilla defense is... well, not as actually impressive as many seem to think. 

I feel like Adrian is gonna take a huge jump next season. Something is gonna click or re-click.

I think lo country is right, he's struggling with a nagging injury that is messing with his accuracy and will be better next season. Just a hunch.

 

[3rd and long]

The # of "should have" interceptions for QB's could always be pretty high.  Rarely do defenses capitalize on every opportunity to make an interception or recover a fumble.  The "should have turnovers" argument always drives me crazy.

In fairness to both sides though, in defending a QB’s play people are always very quick to point out drops by receivers, the “should have been caught”.  The argument is he threw a good pass that should have been caught. So if the QB is going to get credit for throwing a good pass that gets dropped, it should be the same when he throws a bad one that the defender drops.