Bet he's on a snap count moreso because he's young than anything. He doesn't need to be anything other than rotational in his first game.

That’s what I was thinking. He is likely not in shape for the whole game. Maybe in three weeks, he can play a bit more, but not first game as a rookie.

I'll see your praise and raise you one.......Kevin Bowen was saying on one of The Fan broadcasts this week that they "envision him in a Warren Sapp type role". Now granted that's not saying he will perform at that level but the implication was that he will be special. Makes me very uncomfortable labeling people like that before they've played a single snap that counts.

I was reviewing some of the pre drat write ups on him. One evaluator was playing his tape and said his get off at the snap was faster than Bosa and Jones, both of whom should be first round picks next draft. That he was buried on a very deep OSU defensive line.

Still, I think the praise is getting a little out of hand. Can’t wait for those impatient fans wondering why he is a bust because he doesn’t have a couple sacks in the first few weeks. As racehorse said, it takes several weeks to get in game shape, assuming he has been keeping himself in shape. Also you see a lot of guys get reinjured if they haven’t played in awhile; ie Dez Bryant.

He may play the warren sapp 3-tech role. But Sapp was like 312 pounds, Lewis is 260-270? Big difference there. Still it will be nice seeing him out there and applying pressure up the middle. I just like to temper expectations till I actually see him play a little.

They should've said John Randle. He was undersized and was Sapp before Sapp.

That would be amazing.

And a video analysis of Lewis' play against JAX from Stampede Blue (locaqted here).

Summary:
Walk Worthy,

Sizewise yeah. But that’s an even tougher comparison bc he was a monster and hof’er. Hopefully Lewis only moves inside on passing downs. I would like a bigger 3-tech in the upcoming draft.

Sapp is a Hall of Famer. I was in no way comparing his skill to John Randle, just his size. That said, apparently his get off and hand usage was pretty good on Sunday, which is a good sign for him. He certainly has a long way to go before a Randle comparison is legitimate for anything but size.

Yeah I know you weren't saying he is Randle. If he is a fourth of what Randle was it would be a good pick.