#Packers OLB Rashan Gary: 2 sacks, 4 quarterback hits, forced fumble. Wouldn't be surprised if he had 8 or more total pressures in this game.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) October 24, 2021
The strip-sack to open the second half turned the entire game around.
Disruptive all day.
I think they just need to scheme him so his move is to the inside. His outside pashrush is either the bull rush or run myself out of the play.
Glad to see him making plays though, it might just be the Dean Lowry effect though.
He also was going against Charles Leno all day, whom the Bears didn't even want back with their garbage line.
Any relation to Jay?
Funnier than Jay.
Not as stout in the run game tho.
17 pressures in past two games.
“He cares about it so much,” Aaron Rodgers says of Rashan Gary, who Rodgers said received the game ball in the locker room today. “He’s a good kid, man. He’s a grinder. He’s working at his craft and he’s relentless.”
— Zachary Jacobson (@itszachariahj) October 24, 2021
@PackerHawk posted:Any relation to Jay?
Covid is funnier than Jay Leno.
Yeah, but it's a dry laugh.
depends on your taste
I have been very critical of Gary, but no doubt he had a great game against Washington. I hope he keeps it up....and pressures are good, but it is a weird stat. Several of Gary's pressures resulted big plays for Heineke.....they are a little bit like long foul balls in baseball---they must have a stat for that nowadays.
Learn a pass rush move and the guy will be a beast.
Yeah.. Lets be real here. He has 3.5 sacks as our primary pass rusher in 7 games. So averaging 1 every other game.
I'm not super stoked about that from the 12th overall pick in year 3.
He now has 10.5 sacks in 38 games played in the NFL. At Michigan he had 9.5 sacks in 34 games. He's the same dude he was in college, lets not act surprised about it.
FWIW he was P Kings D player of the week
Rashan Gary is starting to look like a player picked 12th overall in a draft. The third-year pro from Michigan was the best edge rusher on the field Sunday, and that includes Washington’s dynamic duo of Young and Sweat. Gary has reached the point where average offensive tackles aren’t going to slow him down. The next step is for him to start beating higher-level tackles. He’ll get plenty of opportunities to do just that in the weeks and months to come
I don't remember seeing the Gary I saw sunday at any point while he was at MICH. Mediocre WAS OL but he produced.
Six sacks in six games prior to playing the Packers.
Sooooo..... he was due to have a bad game? 
35 QB pressures are tied for fifth in the league. Pass rush win rate is 3rd in the league. Those two stats are more indicative of pass rush productivity than sacks.
Great breakdown! This was most encouraging:
It’s worth reiterating that what we saw from Gary on Sunday is the result of years of working on his craft. The athleticism and power have always been there, but the technique, hand usage, and ability to set up his assignments are new weapons that he’s added to his arsenal in 2021.
Is it too much to ask that it eventually translate to sacks?
I thought it just did.
Should you add those new skills to your arsenal or your quiver?
@"We"-Ka-Bong posted:Is it too much to ask that it eventually translate to sacks?
Yes.
you had to turn it sexual, didn't you
In fairness, the sport does involve oblong shaped balls.
For the AZ game, both Gary and Preston were asked to play the edges of the DLine to nullify Murray's running ability. They did a nice job, there. Gary and Preston still managed to pressure Murray often and sacked/tackled him a couple of times, for losses.
I have to agree that it seemed like Gary was rushing with a plan much more against AZ
I keep thinking of that first D snap of the game and Gray/Gary letting Murray know they were gonna be there all game.
Rashan had another nice game yesterday. Without much production from the Smith bros. this season, where would the defense be without Gary regularly pressuring the opposing QBs? He suits up every game and consistently brings high levels of energy and effort. I admittedly wasn't happy when Gary was drafted but he's become one of the more important players on the defense and needs more appreciation IMO.
So it has taken Rashan 3 years to become a factor on the D and get praise. So why doesn't Jordan Love in only his 2nd season and a lot less actual playing time get the same consideration>?
@mr21mr21 posted:Rashan had another nice game yesterday. Without much production from the Smith bros. this season, where would the defense be without Gary regularly pressuring the opposing QBs? He suits up every game and consistently brings high levels of energy and effort. I admittedly wasn't happy when Gary was drafted but he's become one of the more important players on the defense and needs more appreciation IMO.
IIRC, I believe Gary has already exceeded the number of sacks he had in all of 2020. Had another nice sack yesterday and came close another 2 times. He's becoming a really nice player.
And this kid sets the edge and is a run stopper. Something Brian Burns, who many wanted instead, doesn't do.
Gary has made me entirely forget about Z being injured. Says a lot.
@ammo posted:So it has taken Rashan 3 years to become a factor on the D and get praise. So why doesn't Jordan Love in only his 2nd season and a lot less actual playing time get the same consideration>?
Which HOF player in his prime at the most important position in football was Gary drafted to replace? Besides that minor difference your comparison is spot on
How spoiled are we with more than 30 years of HOF QBing?
@mr21mr21 posted:Which HOF player in his prime at the most important position in football was Gary drafted to replace?
Maybe someone like Julius Peppers. Sure he wasn't drafted immeadiately after Peppers was gone but I'd bet the coaches and personal staff had Peppers in mind when they drafted him. Spot on indeed. 
