kschreck Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Link Osi Umenyiora appreciates six-sack game by Falcons' Adrian Clayborn ot supported in this brows you are using an older browser please try upgrading or installing Flash. 1:14 PM ET Vaughn McClureESPN Staff Writer Former All-Pro pass-rusher Osi Umenyiora couldn't help but applaud Adrian Clayborn when watching clips from Sunday's NFL games. Umenyiora, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the New York Giantswho finished his career in Atlanta, watched the Falcons' defensive end sack Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott six times. It marked the first time a player recorded six sacks in a game since Umenyiora did the same against Philadelphia in 2007. "Man, that was crazy," Umenyiora, now a sports television personality in London, said Monday regarding Clayborn's performance. "I know how difficult something like that is. Everything has to line up perfectly. Adrian's a good player. He's been a good player for a long time -- an underrated player. But everything lined up perfectly for him. And he took full advantage." The Cowboys played without All-Pro left tackle Tyron Smith, who was sidelined by a groin injury. Clayborn made quick work of replacement Chaz Green as well as Byron Bell. In recalling his own six-sack performance, Umenyiora remembered benefiting from the Eagles playing without injured starting left tackle William Thomas. Philadelphia started unproven Winston Justice instead. "Kind of like how Tyron Smith was hurt yesterday and they put in the backup, and it was just a feeding frenzy," Umenyiora said. "One thing I do remember is I had gotten to quarterbacks a lot more than that before, but none of them were sacks. Every time I got back there in that game, it was a sack. "When I say everything has to line up for that to happen, the quarterback has to hold the ball, the coverage has to be right, and you have to execute your pass-rush moves. To get one sack in a game is an accomplishment. But for it to happen six times, it's cool." Clayborn said he used one move, and it worked. Umenyiora noticed that move, which was the same cross chop he fine-tuned under former Falcons and pass-rush guru Chuck Smith near the end of his career. Clayborn has spent some offseason time with Smith. Adrian Clayborn ✔@AJaClay Thank you sir for the pass rush wisdom and teaching me the good stuff! https://twitter.com/chucksmithnfl/status/929846330603855872 … 7:16 AM - Nov 13, 2017 "First off all, Clayborn's a physical player, and he's been that way since he got into the league," Umenyiora said. "Then he has the move, the chop-club, that he executes really, really well. The cross-chop is what most of the rushers know it as. It's a move where you come over the top with your left hand and then with your right, you kind of club. He got a couple sacks using that move -- maybe like three or four, from what I saw." Umenyiora picked up the move in 2004 from James Hall, who recorded 63 career sacks with the Detroit Lions and St. Louis Rams (2000-2011). "Then I started talking to Chuck Smith, and I got into the lab with Chuck Smith and I decided to add something different, which was the freeze," Umenyiora explained. "So instead of just going straight up the field, I'd step into the offensive tackle to make him stop his feet, then I would come with the chop-club. "It was very effective move. And you see Clayborn using that exact same chop-club move now. He has a lot of technique to his game, also. He's not just physical. He's just a good player. I enjoy watching him play." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerFalcon8710 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hire Chuck Smith for off season training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 when he was sitting on the sideline late in the game and the announcers said he looked bored, i thought he looked more like he was pissed he wasn't in the game because he wanted a shot at the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, birdz4i said: when he was sitting on the sideline late in the game and the announcers said he looked bored, i thought he looked more like he was pissed he wasn't in the game because he wanted a shot at the record. Yea, and he looked a little tired. He was going full speed on every pass rush. It looked like Lawrence Taylor on Tecmo bowl. Falcon corners did a great job of shutting down the Cowboys receivers in the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamee101 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 39 minutes ago, SkerFalcon8710 said: Hire Chuck Smith for off season training Man, some of us been clamoring for this for years. Just make it happen already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james b Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I heard Roger Goodell might suspend Clayborn for six games for bullying Chaz Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonFalcon Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Not to take the shine off of the accomplishment of Clayborn, but what if Beasley had moved over to that side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Falcon Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, CrimsonFalcon said: Not to take the shine off of the accomplishment of Clayborn, but what if Beasley had moved over to that side? He would have been spinning like a top. Clay was using bullrushes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, CrimsonFalcon said: Not to take the shine off of the accomplishment of Clayborn, but what if Beasley had moved over to that side? A lot of pundits have been saying they should have slid protection to Clay's side. My first thought was "who is going to block Beasley then?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 The crazy thing? 6 sacks doesn't even sum up how good his day was. 3 other TFL, 13 total pressures. That's insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHALCONABERNATHY Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 10 minutes ago, JDaveG said: A lot of pundits have been saying they should have slid protection to Clay's side. My first thought was "who is going to block Beasley then?" Everyone is knocking Dallas’ coaching staff for that and I thought the exact same thing! People forget the season sack leader from last year is on the other side of Clayborn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Falcon Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 30 minutes ago, JDaveG said: A lot of pundits have been saying they should have slid protection to Clay's side. My first thought was "who is going to block Beasley then?" Pick your poison Defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast-N-Da-Sheetz Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 1 hour ago, slamee101 said: Man, some of us been clamoring for this for years. Just make it happen already! Probably will never happen. Chuck's happy with his independent training. Can't blame him tho, nothing beats working for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsNotFantasyFootball Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Should have put a "The Suck" jersey on Dak, Clayborn was embracing him all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithful Falcon Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Clayborn abused Lamar Holmes 2.0, but the entire Great Wall of Dallas 2 was torn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Jesus said: Yea, and he looked a little tired. He was going full speed on every pass rush. It looked like Lawrence Taylor on Tecmo bowl. Falcon corners did a great job of shutting down the Cowboys receivers in the second half. Trufant especially shut everyone down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club212 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Imagine if he got to play in the Super Bowl last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papachaz Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 4 hours ago, james b said: I heard Roger Goodell might suspend Clayborn for six games for bullying Chaz Green. are we sure that wasn't really chaz bono out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dem Birds Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Wasn't it Clayborn that said he was drug tested 2 or 3 weeks in a row a few weeks ago? If so, I expect him to get another visit this week lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since68andcounting Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 3:01 PM, Falcan Moore said: The crazy thing? 6 sacks doesn't even sum up how good his day was. 3 other TFL, 13 total pressures. That's insane. Yeah, and 2 FF. One of which he grabbed and recovered himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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