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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Carter is miles and miles beyond last year, but I still can't just turn a blind eye to the glaring flaws in his game.
As far as sacks go, his production speaks for itself. I just feel that there is more a defensive end has to do than run up field all the time, and Carter is lacking that. I hold out hope that he can improve in run defense as well as develop a solid second pass move to ensure that QBs stay contained in the pocket.
For every sack, there's three plays where he is ten yards upfield doing no good, and that's the knock on him.
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It's definitely true that he has weaknessses and often runs himself out of the play, but it's not as though the guy doesn't have moves, strength, or agility. He's been getting better at tracking down backs and breaking up screens. His game against the Saints and Reggie Bush last year comes to mind. Even if he is a liability against the run, I'll take that significant flaw if it means that we get a guy who is on pace for double-digit sacks. When was the last time we had a DE get 10+ sacks? I could be wrong, but I think the last guy was Bruce Smith in 2000 (a crazy 7 years ago).