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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1982720, member: 40"]
2?  The top THREE guys on the list were defensive ends, no?  I count five on that list.

Regardless, so what?  The OP question wasn't about how these guys stack up against other frosh DEs we've had, it was about whether these guys have the chops to generate a more consistent pass rush or not.

You can't compare the stats of Sharpe [per your post above] who was a part time player and injured for significant portions of his first three years to Coleman, who started, and conclude that Coleman is "better" on the basis of stats alone.  Coleman played a lot more.

What I do know is that it was readily obvious that players like Freeney and Sharpe had innate pass rushing skills, even when they were true freshman and not physically optimized to compete at the collegiate level.  I didn't get that same impression from Coleman / Black.  I see them more in the mold of other DEs we've had who've been very productive, but maybe not difference making pass rushers.

Would love to be wrong, and to see both of those guys go gangbusters and make it to the next level.
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