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By signing free agent Aaron Maybin, the 11th-overall pick in 2009, the Jets are trying to accomplish with someone else's failed top pass-rush prospect what they failed to accomplish with their own.
On Paper, Maybin Looks an Awful Lot Like Gholston Michael Salfino 2011
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DE, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 270: Length off the edge will endear him to 4-3 teams needing pass-rush help.
Looking ahead: Top 32 players for the 2011 NFL draft class 2010
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Haslett is expected to use Carter in more straight pass-rush situations, such as in nickel packages, and in four-down alignments in which he does not have to work in coverage often.
Lorenzo Alexander gets a promotion to starting linebacker Jason Reid 2010
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The Jets hope he can be a pass-rush specialist while rushing from the stand-up linebacker position in their 3-4 defense.
On Paper, Maybin Looks an Awful Lot Like Gholston Michael Salfino 2011
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Farrior, a key on two Super Bowl title teams during the decade, covers well in space for an inside 'backer and is sneaky fluid with his pass-rush in Dick LeBeau's zone-blitz schemes.
In 2000s, Ravens' Ray Lewis set the gold standard for defenses 2010
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On the upside, they are the antithesis of Dallas, with no less than six fourth quarter comebacks this season, and will have their stand-out defensive end Osi Umenyiora back in the lineup after missing four games, which could bolster their already stellar pass-rush, led by Jason Pierre-Paul.
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Green Bay did lose once, to the Chiefs who, incidentally, won with a run-heavy, suffocating pass-rush blueprint similar to the Giants game.
Giants Packing Confidence Aditi Kinkhabwala 2012
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Defensive end Kroy Biermann has been working on his dance moves for charity and his pass-rush moves for the NFL.
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The 10-year veteran is known for his pass-rush ability, and led the Jets in sacks last year with six.
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The decision had been motivated by economics: Mr. Folk was cheaper, and the move opened up cash for the team to pursue pass-rush specialist Jason Taylor.
How Folk Makes Sweet Music Scott Cacciola 2010
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