I think Hali is going to break out next season in a big way

**yashi** · 03-15-2010, 06:37 PM

ProFootballFocus.com - By Position

According to this, he was 2nd in the league among 3-4 OLBs in QB pressures to only DeMarcus Ware, who is pretty good at football. It's pretty impressive when you consider that teams didn't have to pass on us all that often last year because we gave up so many yards on the ground. He was also the only real threat we had, so teams could lock onto him. Still, he somehow got to the QB so often, coming up just short of a sack MANY times.

I think next year he's definitely going to have double digit sacks for the first time in his career, and a Dumervil-like breakout isn't impossible. I'm excited! I can't even imagine how well he'd do with another threat on the other side to free him up a bit.

**loyalchief91** · 03-15-2010, 07:20 PM

I could see it happening.

**honda522** · 03-15-2010, 07:53 PM

If he wasn't held so much, he would of had more.

**70 chiefsfan70** · 03-15-2010, 08:18 PM

I believe you are right on, especially if our NT can give a good push up the middle.

Go CHIEFS!!!!!

**Coach** · 03-15-2010, 08:58 PM

Good call. I think he will benefit greatly with the upgrade of talent around him.

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**Ldub** · 03-15-2010, 09:42 PM

Hali and Flowers are the only non-worries I have on D.

**hometeam** · 03-15-2010, 10:36 PM

hali played well last season considering all new scheme etc.

Hes primed to wreak some havoc this year

**kylebigmac09** · 03-15-2010, 11:44 PM

Needs good NT pressure to free him up

**Hayvern** · 03-16-2010, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by kylebigmac09

Needs good NT pressure to free him up

Well in all fairness it is a combined effort from all the Defensive line players. Hali lines up on the outside, he is a speedster which means that he needs the guys on the outside, Dorsey and Jackson to step up their play a lot more as well. We need a couple of these players to require a double team to open up the lanes for the linebackers.

So while a good nose tackle will help that situation, it will not fix it alone unless Jackson and Dorsey really pick up their presence too.

**KottkeKU** · 03-16-2010, 02:22 AM

hali, flowers, dorsey, jackson, all will have breakout seasons....

we still need a safety, nose tackle, and another linebacker in there to really set this defense off though....