At first glance, his stats appear to be great; 52 tackles, 11 sacks Sophomore year. But let's take a closer look. Let's divide the stats from all of the North Carolina games last year based on the strength of the teams Quinn played against. Against The Citadel, East Carolina, Virginia, Georgia Southern, Duke, Boston College, and North Carolina State (7 games), he got ALL of his 11 sacks and 33 of his tackles; against Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Florida State, Miami, Connecticut, and Georgia Tech (6 games), he got a mere 19 tackles and 0 sacks! That is a staggering dispersion of stats between teams he played! He made absolutely no impact in games against good teams, yet he dominated against bad teams.
I'm the guy that made the site Why so Serious? referenced. And I got to say, I think Robert Quinn would be a bad move for the Bills. Again, he's overrated to start with, but he doesn't really have a natural fit anywhere in a 3-4 defense. I love Fairley, but he isn't well suited for 3-4 end either. I'd go Da'Quan Bowers. All that talk earlier in this forum about him being an outside linebacker in a 3-4 is ridiculous (though he may be athletic enough, his 40lbs of excess bulk in comparison to other 3-4 outside linebackers would give him virtually no advantage at the position). But he will probably dominate at 3-4 end and he's one of the greatest physical specimens I have ever seen. There is resemblance to Julius Peppers (who would be just as good or better in a 3-4), and Bowers would be a great pick for the Bills.
Marcell Dareus and Nick Fairley playing right now
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I'm the guy that made the site Why so Serious? referenced. And I got to say, I think Robert Quinn would be a bad move for the Bills. Again, he's overrated to start with, but he doesn't really have a natural fit anywhere in a 3-4 defense. I love Fairley, but he isn't well suited for 3-4 end either. I'd go Da'Quan Bowers. All that talk earlier in this forum about him being an outside linebacker in a 3-4 is ridiculous (though he may be athletic enough, his 40lbs of excess bulk in comparison to other 3-4 outside linebackers would give him virtually no advantage at the position). But he will probably dominate at 3-4 end and he's one of the greatest physical specimens I have ever seen. There is resemblance to Julius Peppers (who would be just as good or better in a 3-4), and Bowers would be a great pick for the Bills.