Gunzlingr
08-07-2003, 09:00 AM
FLAGSTAFF - Experts have judged Cardinals defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and found him guilty of not being a premier pass rusher in the NFL.
They might be right . . . or, just as easily, absolutely wrong. The truth is, it's totally unfair to judge Vanden Bosch on his first two NFL seasons.
For openers, his mates along the defensive line did little to restrict opponents from giving him extra attention last year, when he played on 1 1/2 legs. Second, his total of "healthy" games is his first three as a rookie in 2001.
"Last year was very tough on him, and I don't know if many people could have pulled that off the way he did," Cardinals defensive line coach Joe Greene said. "He played 16 games after coming off a very, very serious knee injury.
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They might be right . . . or, just as easily, absolutely wrong. The truth is, it's totally unfair to judge Vanden Bosch on his first two NFL seasons.
For openers, his mates along the defensive line did little to restrict opponents from giving him extra attention last year, when he played on 1 1/2 legs. Second, his total of "healthy" games is his first three as a rookie in 2001.
"Last year was very tough on him, and I don't know if many people could have pulled that off the way he did," Cardinals defensive line coach Joe Greene said. "He played 16 games after coming off a very, very serious knee injury.
MORE (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/03cardscamp/0807cards0807.html)