PHILADELPHIA — Myles Garrett can't be constrained. The Cleveland Browns defensive finish is actually distinctive.
One of the premier cross rushers in the NFL since being chosen No. 1 general in 2017, Garrett has been virtually an insurmountable power lately. The sole participant to obtain 14+ sacks in every of the previous three seasons and 10+ sacks in each one of the final six seasons, the Philadelphia Eagles can have a difficult job in making an attempt to keep at bay Garrett from Jalen Hurts.
“He's similar to Julius Peppers' size, but he possesses a Micah Parsons lower, middle,” Eagles proper sort out Lane Johnson remarked. “Someone who stands at 6-4, 280 and has the capability to bend like that, I haven't really witnessed anybody who can do that at that magnitude. That's why he's so exceptional.
“Consistently crafts performs in run sport and cross sport. They reposition him throughout, over me over Jordan, over the guards. They execute a good job repositioning him.”
Garrett is already trending in the direction of one other 14-sack season, having already snagged 4.0 in the present 12 months. He has 23 pressures and a strain charge of 18.4%. Throughout his profession, Garrett has amassed 92.5 sacks with the Browns — the most in franchise historical past. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year trails solely T.J. Watt in sacks since 2017 (Watt has 101.0).
“I don't need to articulate anything,” Eagles left sort out Jordan Mailata expressed. “Turn the film on, you can witness it. It's resembling a horror show out there. Oh my god, someone lend a hand.
“You activate the movie you understand the man possesses the velocity of a cheetah. The velocity of a jaguar. The energy of a lion and the tenacity of what? What animal possesses nice tenacity?”
It does not harm that Garrett capabilities below the supervision of former Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz (the Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator with the Eagles). With Schwartz, Garrett is organized to constantly attain the quarterback predicated on how the Browns defensive coordinator aligns his edge rushers to tee off — particularly on third down.
Garrett ranks third in the NFL in sacks on third down (18.5) since the graduation of the 2021 season.
“He's the Stout [Eagles offensive-line coach Jeff Stoutland] of the defense,” Mailata articulated of Schwartz. “The zeal, yearning to place his players in the optimal positions that he can, that's what I recollect.”
Garrett is ready to pose a substantial take a look at for the Eagles Sunday. The offensive line is eagerly anticipating it.
“He adores that left tackle,” Mailata acknowledged. “It's going to be a remarkable test.”
