PUNT750 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Both have the speed and quickness. Sam had a little more strength but Edmunds seems to be better in coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Just now, PUNT750 said: Both have the speed and quickness. Sam had a little more strength but Edmunds seems to be better in coverage. Edmunds is considerably more athletic. He's built like a pass rusher. Cowart was a top athlete for MLB at the time but he was more instinctive and violent, IMO. Too bad.........the achilles injury Cowart got wouldn't have ended the career of such a young player nowadays. Hell........KW was getting his achilles surgically detached, tidied-up and re-attached for routine maintenance every offseason a few years back. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haslett_Stomp Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Cowart was a beast. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 At this point, no. I'd love for him to be, but Cowart was unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yeah, Cowart was just coming into his own when that injury happened. Definitely a different time with the injury, he was going to be an enforcer for many years. I don’t think he was all that similar to Edmunds though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said: Yeah, Cowart was just coming into his own when that injury happened. Definitely a different time with the injury, he was going to be an enforcer for many years. I don’t think he was all that similar to Edmunds though. IMO it was Ray Lewis and then Sam Cowart right behind him as the best two MLB's in the league before Cowart's injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I like Jamie Collins as the template for Edmunds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDogg20 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: I like Jamie Collins as the template for Edmunds. Thats an excellent comparison. I have never thought about it until now but the two are very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 minute ago, CDogg20 said: Thats an excellent comparison. I have never thought about it until now but the two are very similar. Collins was my favorite LB to watch when he was in NE. He did so many things for that defense, it was unbelievable...weird seeing LBs built like that dominate games, but the guy was just a unicorn. Edmunds has similar athleticism and range, I think Collins had the edge on body control (ultra freaky athletic) but imo Edmunds is a little stronger. They (Pats) had Spikes, Hightower, Mayo and Collins circa 2014 I think and that was one of the most dominant LB units I can recall in recent memory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said: Cowart was a top athlete for MLB at the time but he was more instinctive and violent, IMO. Bingo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBilz2500 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said: Edmunds is considerably more athletic. He's built like a pass rusher. Cowart was a top athlete for MLB at the time but he was more instinctive and violent, IMO. Too bad.........the achilles injury Cowart got wouldn't have ended the career of such a young player nowadays. Hell........KW was getting his achilles surgically detached, tidied-up and re-attached for routine maintenance every offseason a few years back. KW was doing what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, DBilz2500 said: KW was doing what? He had surgery that involved detaching and re-attaching each of his achilles tendons over the course of a couple offseasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookie Man Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I thought Cowart was just as good as Ray Lewis before his injury. He was just a force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) I thought Cowart was better, shame about his injury wonder if modern medicine would have fixed him up. that said Edmunds is very young and should improve by leaps and bounds. Edited January 6, 2019 by Buffalo Barbarian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 4 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: Edmunds is considerably more athletic. He's built like a pass rusher. Cowart was a top athlete for MLB at the time but he was more instinctive and violent, IMO. Too bad.........the achilles injury Cowart got wouldn't have ended the career of such a young player nowadays. Hell........KW was getting his achilles surgically detached, tidied-up and re-attached for routine maintenance every offseason a few years back. We got robbed of watching an amazing MLB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 4 hours ago, GoBills808 said: I like Jamie Collins as the template for Edmunds. He was one I wanted the Bills to draft. I think Pettine was DC at the time. He had one of his best years this year on the Browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyWhiteShows Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 3 hours ago, LeGOATski said: He was one I wanted the Bills to draft. I think Pettine was DC at the time. He had one of his best years this year on the Browns. Also a few disappointing ones in Cleveland too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I understand the nostalgia on Cowart, but we didn’t get a lot of time where he was injury free. Too bad as he was a hard hitter, but TE is more athletic. He’ll grow into the role. The fact that a 20 year old was calling th defensive plays and assignments is impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 8 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: Edmunds is considerably more athletic. He's built like a pass rusher. Cowart was a top athlete for MLB at the time but he was more instinctive and violent, IMO. Too bad.........the achilles injury Cowart got wouldn't have ended the career of such a young player nowadays. Hell........KW was getting his achilles surgically detached, tidied-up and re-attached for routine maintenance every offseason a few years back. Completely true and he walked in the door 100% ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Edmunds has to show me a whole lot more before I’m ready to compare him to anyone. (At this point I’d love just to be able to compare him to Van Der Esche) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Cowart was a “tko spikes-like heat seaking missile of physicality. Just a shark out there looking for blood. Almost like Ray Lewis or Dick Butkus. I’d say Cowart was much more like Spikes. Edmunds looks physically imposing like that but he doesn’t play like that. I wish he did. Edmunds looks like a guy that should be playing WLB. He looks like a guy that will be amazing dropping back into the passing lanes and using his height to knock balls down and force over throws. But wasn’t playing the run exceptionally well. Granted the kid was literally 20 years old and week 17 he looked amazing. I would say he is maybe more of a Derrick Brooks? I guess it’s hard to say. It was was before my time so I only have nfl films to go off of, but wasn’t Jack Lambert a tall MLB in the early stages of the soft zone we play? A guy that would probably fall back and do what Edmunds will do? I could have that wrong but that’s at least what I thought I saw. I will say Jack Lambert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 It will be interesting to see what he does in the offseason. It is not unusual for guys to put bulk on but then you have to wonder what that would do to the other parts of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloFan68 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Cowart was a beast & a great person. I still feel that Edmunds will end up being better in the long run. Let's Go Buffalo!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 12 hours ago, R Y G A R said: I thought Cowart was just as good as Ray Lewis before his injury. He was just a force. Pat Willis reminded me of Cowart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Maybe someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 17 hours ago, PUNT750 said: Both have the speed and quickness. Sam had a little more strength but Edmunds seems to be better in coverage. I see zero similarity in the 2 2 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Pat Willis reminded me of Cowart. very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Bill from NYC said: Completely true and he walked in the door 100% ready to go. I remember being at his first game, everyone was just in awe of him. He was all over the field. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNT750 Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 18 hours ago, K-GunJimKelly12 said: IMO it was Ray Lewis and then Sam Cowart right behind him as the best two MLB's in the league before Cowart's injury. I have to agree. Sam had great instincts for the position and was pretty tough & rough! He could dominate in the front seven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAKCruiser Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Why did Sam fall to the second round? He was drafted the same year as Spikes and Brian Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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