Myles Garrett enters the 2024 season as the reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year
That may seem difficult considering Garrett claimed his first AP Defensive Player of the Year Award for his 2023 campaign. He finished with 14 total sacks and 30 QB hits, while leading the NFL is PFF's popular pass rush win rate statistic.Candidly, he went on to share that he and the defensive line weren't prepared to handle the way opposing offensive lines tried to limit their pass rush. Something he feels they're better equipped to handle in 2024.
"There were a multitude of things being sent my way and as a d-line, we didn't always have the best plan going forward to that, at least to get me free, Garrett explained. "I think this year it’s been more of an all around input on how we can get everyone free, but it's like, ‘alright, if they're going to do this towards me, there's a way to get me free.
To Garrett's point, there is a symbiotic relationship between himself and the rest of his defensive line-mates. Throughout his career, the 2017 first overall pick has always been at his best when he has a reliable running mate playing on the opposite side of the d-line. That's whereDespite having a down year by his standards, Smith proved to still be plenty effective in pressuring opposing quarterbacks during his first season in Cleveland.
No. 54 overall in this year's NFL Draft. However, it may be a bit before he makes his NFL debut as after being placed on the commissioner's exempt list last week due to a pending domestic dispute case.Still, the emphasis on helping Garrett was on full display this offseason. Now it's about putting it in action in year two ofdefense. If they're successful, Garrett won't be the only one posting an "even better" season.
"Very confident," Garrett asserted said of the NFL's No. 1 rated defense also improving in 2024. "I mean we’ve got a lot of guys who are second year in the scheme who are looking forward to putting on a better performance, myself included, and some new guys who offer some things we didn't have last year.
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