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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mondio" data-source="post: 803641" data-attributes="member: 10441">I'd be ok with Fackrell from what he's shown recently.  In this defense I think he's fine overall, and while his ability to rush is probably slightly above average against some tackles and below on others, he's very versatile for this defense. I don't think he's got a full compliment of rush moves by any means, but he does have good leverage and is stronger this year.   His pass coverage I think has gone unnoticed by many and I think it allows this defense to work because Pettine is asking guys to be everywhere so they can rush from anywhere.  We still need other edge rushers, another starter and a couple back ups even.  But the nice thing about this defense, we could have stud ILB's and mediocre OLB's and still be a pretty good defense rather than "needing" edge guy to be decent.  It still takes players to make it work, don't get me wrong, but it's not the franchise variety that need to make it work, just good football players.   Surprisingly enough to me, Fackrell has become one of those guys thru the course of this year.</blockquote>

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