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And got ran at and is available this late in the offseason and not signed to a huge new deal. Situational pass rushers can and have put up big sack numbers. That's the job.
Also, It doesn't matter what round the player is selected once the draft is over or if the player had played EDGE in a 3-4 defense prior (Quinn never did until Phillips showed up).
The only point being made is that you want a complete player at the position.
1> Right, they have to get to the QB and put pressure on QB
2. yes, round matters when making comps. A guy taken in the 3rd is not the same as someone taken in the first. First-rounders have higher scrutiny. They are looked at closely. And if they have a flaw, they fall. If they are too small or cannot play the run. These things don't apply to Turner. Whatever his flaws, he's not going to fall to 3rd round. He's going top 10-15 so teams look at him and if they see weakness in run, it's baked into the cake and they take him or not.
It's a poor comparison, IMO, Turner to Yannick. Yannick fell because he had flaws. Turner has skills above and beyond him and that's why he's going high first round.
Sure, you want a complete player. But if you get someone as good a Yannick in 3rd you're happy --- and that is how he had success. he was good at one thing and was rewarded for it. Was he all time great? No. Was he decent? Sure. For a 3rd rounder? Was pretty good.
Also, mostly Yannick was a 4-3 end/stand up end -- unlike Turner, so that is why I don't get the comparison. He played very little OLBer in a 3-4 ...