06-12-2025, 01:43 PM
(06-12-2025, 09:54 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Stewart had all of...12 across 37 games in college.
I'm sure I'm being unfairly harsh to some degree, but the dude just never had it click in college after 3 seasons.
He got close but no cigar often. There's just HOPE that that eventually turns into actual production in the NFL.
This reminds me of when we touted Carl Lawson because he had a lot of pressures but few sacks.
According to PFF, Lawson was 4th in the league in pressures in 2020 with 64 of them, but he only ended up having 5.5 sacks.
Turns out, Lawson has now played 7 seasons in the league (missed 2021 due to injury) and has never had more sacks than the 8.5 he had as a rookie and is now relegated to a rotational player.
I can see Stewart following a similar path where he may get close on plays often but it may not really amount to much because it really needed to be a true TFL or sack to be a game-impacting play.
As CrazyJDawg pointed out, injuries were the reason for Carl never making the jump. When he was healthy he could lower his shoulder and
get bend like no other on the edge. Too bad the injuries piled up for him. I just think almost every reason for Stewart's poor production can
be coached up and he has all intangibles to be great. Who knows though, I certainly don't like hearing him opening his mouth like he has or
leaving camp early. He might actually be a head case even though that wasn't the case prior to the Draft.
Maybe we should of taken Starks and Mike Green instead looking back. But Stewart could very well end up signing and being special.
But how can you coach up a head case?
The FO is to blame the most, but it has also made Shemar look bad IMO.
(06-12-2025, 11:24 AM)CJD Wrote: A Hubbard-esque career is what I'm hoping for, yea. It's just a shame they chose to spend a 1st round pick on a position/caliber of player there. The last time we drafted a Sam Hubbard, it only cost us a 3rd round pick.
I guess they're hoping his elite athleticism will make him Sam Hubbard Plus.
Sure hope we are hoping for more than a Hubbard-esque career for Stewart. I know I am, I am expecting big things.
(06-12-2025, 11:29 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Probably yes, although Hubbard was more proven but lower ceiling coming out of college whereas Stewart is higher ceiling but less proven, so more risk-reward there.
Hubbard had 30 TFLs and 17.5 sacks in 40 games in college.
Stewart had 12 TFLs and 4.5 sacks in 37 games.
Hubbard has averaged 6.3 sacks and 9 TFLs per season across his career.
That's a solid DE in the NFL, but Hubbard was a 3rd rounder whereas Stewart 17th overall, so expectations should be higher than that for Stewart.
Yeah, Hubbard was solid and just stayed solid until he got injured.
If Shemar can be coached up we should expect more flash for damn sure and better numbers from the much more explosive End.
