2012 Atlanta Falcons: LB Sean Weatherspoon Is the Next Cornelius Bennett

June 3, 2012   ·   Scott Carasik   ·   Jump to comments

Sean Weatherspoon is going to go down as one of the best linebackers in Atlanta Falcons history. He's got the abilities all around to be the spark at outside linebacker that Cornelius Bennett was when Bennett led the Buffalo Bills defense to four straight Super Bowl-caliber defenses.
Cornelius Bennett was known not just for his run-stuffing ability, but his excellent pass-rushing ability and leadership. Weatherspoon has taken over the defense as the leader, and according to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the AJC, he will even be relaying signals from the sidelines into the defensive calls in the 2012 season.
Sean Weatherspoon is known for his pass coverage skills and being a tackling machine, but one of the most unknown things about the Falcons linebacker is how adept he is in pass rushing. As Pro Football Focus recorded in just 89 pass rushing snaps, he had four sacks, four QB hits and 10 pressures.
His pass rush snaps per combined pressure rate was one per 4.94 snaps. This ra...

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