Samson Ebukam Performance

[John Hammonds]

Well, we've talked about Jonathan Taylor.  And we've talked about Anthony Richardson.  And the Offensive Line.  And Shane Steichen.  And Deion Jackson.  And Alec Pierce.

But we haven't devoted much time to Samson Ebukam, and how he performed.  Or didn't.

 

According to Pro Football Reference he started the game and had

0 sacks

0 quarterback knockdowns

0 quarterback hurries

2 tackles

1 tackles for loss

0 passes defended, while being thrown at 1 time

And a 54.6 PFF rating, ranking 82nd out of 106.

 

And this from the blind side DE position.

 

Positively Banogu-esque.

Perhaps he should have chosen a different jersey number.

 

I know, I know, it's only been one game.  But, he didn't get off to much of a start.

[Indyfan4life]

Not gonna worry too much right now. First game, I’m sure he’ll get something going. 

[sb41champs]

Week 1 - and - ALL NFL teams are working to gel on all three levels of the game.

[RollerColt]

Very young and will take time. Doesn’t mean he will pan out, trends say he probably won’t, but let’s see how he does against a very injured and patchwork Houston line. 
 

If anyone should be panicking after week 1 it’s the Giants and Jets. 

[richard pallo]

PFF has the Colts as the 6th ranked defense after week one.  We have three defenders with 90+ grades.  No reason to worry right now.  Not everyone gets off to a fast start.  

[throwing BBZ]

I watched him pretty close. He held his edge well, i thought he was solid. His LT counterpart graded lower than Kelly.

 This while the rest of our front whooped on them good.

 

 

[compuls1v3]

5 hours ago, throwing BBZ said:

I watched him pretty close. He held his edge well, i thought he was solid. His LT counterpart graded lower than Kelly.

 This while the rest of our front whooped on them good.

 

 

Yeah, his play might not have shown up on the stat sheet, but he held his edge and allowed others to make plays I believe.

[Shive]

I think its worth remembering that Ebukam isn't a sack artist. He's a great run defender that also has been good at pressuring the QB. We also played Lawrence, who tends to be an extremely tough QB to sack. He's mobile and has an incredibly fast time to throw. I'd prefer to get a larger sample size before scrutinizing Ebukam's play too much.

[rockywoj]

I finally watched the game … and I thought he was impressive, even if the stats don’t show it. 

[hoosierhawk]

Thought he played well. Thought Kwity did too.

[GoColts8818]

On 9/13/2023 at 3:35 PM, John Hammonds said:

Well, we've talked about Jonathan Taylor.  And we've talked about Anthony Richardson.  And the Offensive Line.  And Shane Steichen.  And Deion Jackson.  And Alec Pierce.

But we haven't devoted much time to Samson Ebukam, and how he performed.  Or didn't.

 

According to Pro Football Reference he started the game and had

0 sacks

0 quarterback knockdowns

0 quarterback hurries

2 tackles

1 tackles for loss

0 passes defended, while being thrown at 1 time

And a 54.6 PFF rating, ranking 82nd out of 106.

 

And this from the blind side DE position.

 

Positively Banogu-esque.

Perhaps he should have chosen a different jersey number.

 

I know, I know, it's only been one game.  But, he didn't get off to much of a start.

Man Banogu wishes he could have a stat line as good as two tackles and one tackle for loss.  
 

For the record I get your point just making fun of Banogu.

[lollygagger8]

He reminds me of an Erik Walden type guy. Great run defender, with hopefully some sacks sprinkled in 

[throwing BBZ]

6 hours ago, GoColts8818 said:

Man Banogu wishes he could have a stat line as good as two tackles and one tackle for loss.  
 

For the record I get your point just making fun of Banogu.

 

 Dayo gave him a breather in the 2nd half and decided to give up the edge for the chance I guess to jump on the pile. The RB cut it outside for a very long run if not a TD. Incredibly sad watching a 3rd year player do something so ridiculous. This is Turay stuff. The light isn't on.

[chad72]

Dayo coming along was the best breath of fresh air I saw on the D.

 

Ebukam, if he takes on strong side TEs or any side OL 1-on-1, he will get washed out vs the run if the OL gets any hold of him, IMO.
 

So temper the expectations on that front. He’s more of a hustle type of DE. 

[NorthernColt]

4 hours ago, lollygagger8 said:

He reminds me of an Erik Walden type guy. Great run defender, with hopefully some sacks sprinkled in 

 Theres a blast from the past.

[AKB]

look, the "week 1, things are getting going" is only gonna be an excuse for so long.

 

Ebukam should've at least got 1 pressure, and he didn't. that's concerning

[AKB]

9 minutes ago, NorthernColt said:

 Theres a blast from the past.

erik walden underrated colt player while he was here

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, AKB said:

erik walden underrated colt player while he was here

Walden was good. Very underrated player.

[AKB]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Walden was good. Very underrated player.

 he set a strong edge

[cbear]

Imo, this game was a perfect example of stats lying sometimes. 

[AKB]

1 hour ago, cbear said:

Imo, this game was a perfect example of stats lying sometimes. 

he had a couple good tackles on the edge, but what else did you see to say that?

[EasyE]

GO Kwity!!!!😁

[ColtsGermany]

Am I wrong, or does the number of threats, where a specific player is getting bashed for a game/a season or whatever, trending increasingly up? 

[MikeCurtis]

23 hours ago, lollygagger8 said:

He reminds me of an Erik Walden type guy. Great run defender, with hopefully some sacks sprinkled in 

That’s what he brings to this team

[throwing BBZ]

15 hours ago, AKB said:

he had a couple good tackles on the edge, but what else did you see to say that?

 

 If you didn't see his play as solid what words could educate you? 

  For those that thought he was solid, their LT had a PFF 68 grade.

And we got hurt bad when Dayo gave him a break. If one noticed.

[AKB]

4 hours ago, throwing BBZ said:

 

 If you didn't see his play as solid what words could educate you? 

  For those that thought he was solid, their LT had a PFF 68 grade.

And we got hurt bad when Dayo gave him a break. If one noticed.

 

i mean the stats are there already. i guess if we go by that, im educated. he didn't play well at all. 

 

but like i said, he did have a good tackle or two. 

 

someone else said it best. ben banagou esk

[DeepseaColt]

On 9/13/2023 at 3:35 PM, John Hammonds said:

Well, we've talked about Jonathan Taylor.  And we've talked about Anthony Richardson.  And the Offensive Line.  And Shane Steichen.  And Deion Jackson.  And Alec Pierce.

But we haven't devoted much time to Samson Ebukam, and how he performed.  Or didn't.

 

According to Pro Football Reference he started the game and had

0 sacks

0 quarterback knockdowns

0 quarterback hurries

2 tackles

1 tackles for loss

0 passes defended, while being thrown at 1 time

And a 54.6 PFF rating, ranking 82nd out of 106.

 

And this from the blind side DE position.

 

Positively Banogu-esque.

Perhaps he should have chosen a different jersey number.

 

I know, I know, it's only been one game.  But, he didn't get off to much of a start.

I think it's important to take the line play as a whole into account as well as his role on the team. If Sam's performance held the edge to redirect a back or stop a roll out or keep Buck or someone else from getting double or triple teamed then he was an absolute success. It's rare for a team to have a Cowboy vs Giants defensive performance where everyone with a pulse gets a sack and TFL's. 

[CR91]

He did his job. Samson is there to clean up the mess on the backside so the LBers A don't get touched and B make the play on the chase down. Stats aren't everything people 

[GoColts8818]

On 9/15/2023 at 12:25 PM, AKB said:

look, the "week 1, things are getting going" is only gonna be an excuse for so long.

 

Ebukam should've at least got 1 pressure, and he didn't. that's concerning

Not all ends are pass rushers.  There is a reason Ebukam comes out on passing downs.  He’s there to set the edge and help shut down the run.  

[AKB]

2 hours ago, GoColts8818 said:

Not all ends are pass rushers.  There is a reason Ebukam comes out on passing downs.  He’s there to set the edge and help shut down the run.  

this week vs houstons backups will be telling

[ColtsLegacy]

On 9/15/2023 at 12:25 PM, AKB said:

look, the "week 1, things are getting going" is only gonna be an excuse for so long.

 

Ebukam should've at least got 1 pressure, and he didn't. that's concerning

 

But... it's literally week 1 bro? However, you're right that "week 1" would not be an excuse in week 8.

[AKB]

11 minutes ago, ColtsLegacy said:

 

But... it's literally week 1 bro? However, you're right that "week 1" would not be an excuse in week 8.

yeah, im not saying im ready to cut him or anything like that, but he did have zero pressures, all im saying is that excuse only gonna last so long. 

 

today should give us a better idea. he isn't a pure pass rusher, but he should be able to get a pressure here or there. 

[dw49]

6 hours ago, AKB said:

yeah, im not saying im ready to cut him or anything like that, but he did have zero pressures, all im saying is that excuse only gonna last so long. 

 

today should give us a better idea. he isn't a pure pass rusher, but he should be able to get a pressure here or there. 

  

He did just that.....

[krunk]

On 9/13/2023 at 2:35 PM, John Hammonds said:

Well, we've talked about Jonathan Taylor.  And we've talked about Anthony Richardson.  And the Offensive Line.  And Shane Steichen.  And Deion Jackson.  And Alec Pierce.

But we haven't devoted much time to Samson Ebukam, and how he performed.  Or didn't.

 

According to Pro Football Reference he started the game and had

0 sacks

0 quarterback knockdowns

0 quarterback hurries

2 tackles

1 tackles for loss

0 passes defended, while being thrown at 1 time

And a 54.6 PFF rating, ranking 82nd out of 106.

 

And this from the blind side DE position.

 

Positively Banogu-esque.

Perhaps he should have chosen a different jersey number.

 

I know, I know, it's only been one game.  But, he didn't get off to much of a start.

Ole Banogu(Ebukam) did pretty well today. LOL!

[AKB]

7 minutes ago, krunk said:

Ole Banogu(Ebukam) did pretty well today. LOL!

their line is pretty depleted, but yeah definitely an improvement over last week

[compuls1v3]

He had 1 tackle for a loss and 1 sack.  Set the tone in the beginning.  That was good.

[Chrisaaron1023]

I'm not gonna complain. The whole Dline should be graded as a unit. And the whole unit seems to be playing well so far

[John Hammonds]

23 hours ago, krunk said:

Ole Banogu(Ebukam) did pretty well today. LOL!

I'm glad he had a good game.  Let's hope he has more of them!

[compuls1v3]

Had a good game this week vs. Baltimore.

 

"Steichen said Monday Ebukam earned the Colts' defensive player of the week honors."

[holeymoley99]

So far he is looking much better then Yannick