Florida State receiver Peter Warrick is considered the premier offensive player available in the draft, and end Courtney Brown of Penn State seems to be the dominant defensive player. It might not be a stretch to say that a huge game by Kearse today might sway the Browns into directing their draft focus on Brown or a reasonable facsimile. Kearse had three sacks alone in the first Titans-Browns game. Against St. Louis, he induced six false-start penalties against tackle Fred Miller. Kearse's presence also ensures that other Titans linemen aren't double-teamed and gives Tennessee the luxury of not having to rely on blitzes to pressure the quarterback.
Most sacks are off the four-man rush.
It's hard to surprise a QB now with blitzes and dogs and fire zones. Last week against Pittsburgh, in the second half alone we had five sacks against a mobile quarterback. That's been the difference. The Titans drafted 16th last year and couldn't believe their good fortune when Kearse was still on the board. Kearse was a pass-rushing outside linebacker at Florida and some teams questioned how well he could make the change to defensive end in the pros.