Why Giants Kayvon Thibodeaux has SUPERSTAR Pass Rush Potential 

Like most young players he just needs to be more consistent

Having Dre Patterson in that room is going to take him to the next level.

Best thing to me is that closing speed. When he has a clear path to the QB. He closes so so fast. Its like he hits the turbo.

He still has a lot of room to grow. I mean he only had a 6.4% pass rush win rate last season. But I think next year will be his breakout year

he also has another pro bowl caliber edge on the other side teaching him and also taking some leverage off him

The 2024 Giants are going to get to the QB consistently.

Key word being potential. In college he was at one point looked at as a clear cut number one pick. He’s always had the tools, but he’s never been able to put them together all the time. I truly worry he doesn’t put in enough work in the offseason to gain the consistency he needs to be a great player. He may be one of those guys that stays in the good not great and somewhat underwhelming career path. He’s at the point where he can beat bad players consistently because he’s just more talented but the above average players just lock him down because he’s not an elite athlete. He’s a very good athlete but not parsons or Garrett. And when you’re not an elite athlete you need to have a deep bag and strong plan or you will never be more than pretty good

70% of his sacks came against 2 teams with struggling OL’s.

my problem with Thibodeaux is there were plays last season where he just gave up and did not even try. You would see him jogging on the field or not even try to get past the tackle. hopefully he steps up his game with a better pass rush around him.

I think this season will be massive for him, he will have Burns taking attention and a rotation to give them all some rest.

I think with the new DC he’s going to have more consistent games. The secondary is now going to be able to have guys cover and double cover instead of blitzing at a high rate. Leads to the QB having to hold on for a little longer and that leads to sacks

The giants front line is good on paper there good but we still don't know if the coach will be Blitzen are corners are a question and Safety

Im a Giants fan and just physically I can't ever see him being a Dexter level player because he just doesn't have that size and strength like those top 270 pound or so edges like Garrett or Bosa and his getoff is his best tool but being filled out at about 255 it's not the level where he is elite at a position where athletecism is such a big piece. I expect him to get more consistent and be a 15-20 best edge in the league high end 2 maybe lower end 1 or he will stay more inconsistent with flashes how he was last year. Two trajectories he could follow imo just depends on progress

Thibs is not even ranked in the top 20 edge in the nfl

How will we afford him and burns and then Nabers?

Thibodeaux can be a fine edge in the NFL. Saying hes gonna become a TOP 5 Edge Rusher/OLB is a bit rich, in my opinion. Most of his opponents you showed were backup caliber O-Linemen, Linemen with little experience playing in the league or even Tight Ends. Sure, he beat Mailata and Zach Tom on some plays, but overall he just doesnt win consistent enough to crack a case of him being an elite edge rusher. Stats dont lie, and they show that he tends to completely disappear from time to time. Even for full games, his imapct is zero to none. His big stats came from games against mediocre at best O-Lines (7 of 13 Sacks came from games against the Jets and the Commanders) and he often gets blocked well by better O-Linemen. His pressures were also inflated a lot by playing againtst lesser competition (10 in one game against Washington LMFAO). He often overshoots and therefore misses his contain duty or his fit in the run game. He lacks elite tools and often presents an unpolished set of hands, that tend to keep him locked up by most average oder above Linemen. Again, the point can be made that he can become a solid edge, but even his own team didnt trust the process in trading for Brian Burns to be their weakside pass rusher in the new defensive scheme. TOP 5 should not be a discussion at this point of his career. One of your rare misses

Thibs pash rush win rate DROPPED from 9.5% in 22 to 6.4% in 23. Not worth a top 10 draft pick for sure

Pls learn ball this was a bit rough of a watch

Bro fair weather!!! Not to good at the run

Giants: 6 top 10 draft picks in 10 years. NOT 1 been consistently great. Even YOU and I could draft better with a dart board. LOL.

Top five defensive end!? I seriously doubt it!! He needs to concentrate on being consistent. Go Giants!!

Every video of you do is how someone is going to be great - or how someone is in fact a lot better than people think. Do you ever make videos that takes the opposite angle? Like, how someone is going to bust - or how someone is in fact a lot worse than people think?

Most of these people he beat or tight end or back up OLine LMFAO

As a Giants fan, no he doesnt

No he doesn’t - watch more film . He disappears for 7-8 games and when you’re blocked by Jalen hurts you ain’t the guy - he’s a good player never will be elite