I live within half an hour of the center of the LSUniverse, and have heard very little other than "Glenn Dorsey is the greatest defensive lineman in the history of lines!" for...has it really only been 3 years?!? Seems like an eternity. Anyway, the great thing about him is his pursuit and lateral movement. His angles on tackles, and surety of tackles, are phenomenal. He looks like a friggin' huge middle linebacker out there sometimes.
I hope I've made it clear that I think he would be a fantastic run stopper in a 4-3 defense; or at least stressed his strength sufficiently to say what I'm about to...
As far as pass rushing goes, his highlight reel of sacks are centered around stunts, or breakdowns in protection. He really needs to work on beating dedicated blockers, and--not that I'm saying it's something everyone else beats--double-teams shut him down entirely. And, as much as is made of his size and strength, he's really more of a finesse lineman.
Basically, what I'm saying is that whatever team gets him must use him as part of a cohesive unit. He had one of the nation's best defenses around him...it was not a top defense because of him.
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