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DE Joey Bosa (Def ROY, 3x Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Chargers)

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https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/10/27/joey-bosas-dominance-is-unmatched/

JOEY BOSA’S DOMINANCE IS UNMATCHED
Bosa is able to both rush the passer and destroy the run -- and may have a case for the best player in college football.

SAM MONSON | 1 DAY AGO

Joey Bosa is one of the best players in the nation, and was one of the best players in the nation a year ago as well. He will be one of the top picks when he declares for the NFL draft and has been one of the most consistently dominant players in the college landscape over the last year and a half (since PFF has been grading the FBS).

If the Heisman Trophy had not become an award typically granted to quarterbacks and running backs, then there would be a very good argument that Bosa should already have one to his name and be gunning for a second.

But what makes him so dominant? What does Bosa do well and how does he do it? Let’s take a look at the tape.

Edge rush
If you’re going to be a high-level edge rusher in college and then the NFL, you need to be able to actually win around the edge. Luckily Bosa can do exactly that. You don’t need to look far into his most recent outing against Rutgers to see a perfect example of it.



Here Bosa wins around the right tackle with speed and excellent work with his hands, and then has the quickness and strength to turn the corner and beat the guard trying to get over to help before taking down the quarterback. The speed is impressive enough, but the use of his hands to swat away the attempted block by the right tackle and then the dip to get around that block is high-level technique. Some players get by at the college level with athleticism alone and struggle against superior competition at the next level before they develop the technique side of their game, but Bosa already shows impressive technique on a regular basis in the Big T.

So far this season he has 38 total pressures and 16 of them have been pressure to the outside of his blocker, showing his speed and ability to bring the heat around the edge.

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Love Bosa but he won't even cracked the top 20 for the Heisman. If he had 15 sacks already maybe but the production just isn't there to stand out like he would need (although he massively affects the game besides what the stats say).
 
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Yes, unfortunately it's a stats driven award, even though the award's stated recipient should be: "The outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work."

Strangely, it mentions nowhere "Throws for 4,000+ yards."
 
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ImFrigginFly said:
Yes, unfortunately it's a stats driven award, even though the award's stated recipient should be: "The outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work."

Strangely, it mentions nowhere "Throws for 4,000+ yards."
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It's the "who quarterbacks the most stacked team (or plays rb for them if the qb stinks)" award. Ingram's stats were laughably average when he won.
 
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