Pressure Point: Larry English needs to show something

padre31 · Jul 8, 2011

During his rookie season, English saw the field quite a bit and was a disappointment in all areas. English had a screw put in his foot in September and had a similar procedure on the same foot in March. He appeared in just eight games in 2010, and obviously the foot was a problem for him all season.

There has been very little to get excited about in English's career. Because he wasn't 100 percent last season, it's difficult to evaluate how far he has come in his adjustment to outside linebacker. But his movement skills were not fluid or explosive and he didn't seem mentally prepared to play the position from a technique and positioning standpoint. Durability now is a major concern. What is probably most disturbing is that even as a pure pass-rusher, English has shown no special traits. He hasn't proved to be a core special teams player, either.
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I liked English coming out in 2009, but thought he lacked real top notch explosiveness, with a broken foot his hill merely becomes steeper to climb.

MikeHoncho · Jul 8, 2011

Biggest disappointment since Geoffrey Calculus was crowned the next Jerry Rice.

alen1 · Jul 8, 2011

I really saw no issues with his explosiveness. I thought it was his strength. His issue, IMO, was that he was lacking in his pass rush repetoire.

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