We didn't select an edge rusher in the 2019 draft.
That surely means that this coaching staff believes that Barrett is going to bring heat off of the edge in 2019.
Why would that be?
Lets take a look.
In the 2018 draft, the Broncos took the highly prized Edge prospect Bradley Chubb. This caused Barrett's snap totals to diminish last year.
How did Barrett do in 2017 when he was given a decent chunk of snaps? Let us compare him to the 2018 of the great Von Miller, the high profile rookie Bradley Chubb, and our own JPP.
2018 Chubb
Pressures - 57
% Pressures - 12.5 %
Stops (Tackles that led to a play loss for the offense) - 35
# of Snaps more than Barrett 2017 - 180
2018 Miller
Pressures - 64
% Pressures (Pressures/Pass Rush Snaps) - 12.7 %
Stops - 29
# of Snaps more than Barrett 2017 - 182
2018 JPP
Pressures - 42
% Pressures - 8.6 %
Stops - 46
# of Snaps more than Barrett 2017 - 269
2017 Barrett
Pressures - 43
% Pressures - 13.3 %
Stops - 27
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As you can see, Barrett's 2017 stacks up extremely well. His Pressure % was better than the other 3 and considerably better than JPP. He had nearly the same number of Stops as Miller despite playing 182 less snaps. He had more Pressures than JPP despite having 269 less snaps. If you pro-rate his numbers to an entire season, his 2017 stacks up great.
I'll take a look at some of that 2017 tape in the next few days to better evaluate what his rush suite looks like off the edge.
For now, I'm imagining a 23 Big Dime front that features
LVD off ball
White off ball
Barrett off the edge
Bucannon and Edwards as SS/NCB/LB hybrids
Those 5 could wreak some havoc on 3rd and 5+ .
