Good analysis B'man! I agree with just about everything that you said.
As for Clowney, I am not going to read too much into his progress, or lack thereof. At least, this early in his career! For all intents and purposes, he has played less than half of a season in the NFL. He's still a rookie with only 7 NFL games to his credit.
Comparatively speaking, JJ Watt's stats in his first 7 games were better but JJ did not have a career threatening knee injury to contend with during his rookie year.
Most analyst did not believe there was any way that Clowney would be back in uniform to start this season. In fact a few predicted that he would play very little, if at all (this season). A few short years ago, the injury sustained by Clowney would have probably ended his career before it began.
As far as I am concerned, let's give Clowney a little time. Hopefully, he will eventually develop into a quality NFL player.
Originally Posted by bigtex
I may have sounded like I was being a little hard on Clowney. I've been doing that lately. LMAO
I guess my analysis is more of a tracking of his process than being intentionally critical.
Seeing him on the field these three games is certainly better than the alternative. I'm cautiously optimistic and interested to see what he does next. He's still raw and playing that way but he's blowing up plays and causing OC's to do some game planning for him. Once he refines the technique, provided he stays healthy, he'll be a nightmare for coaches and player alike on Sundays.