Kansas City Chiefs Secret Superstar DL Mike Danna

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In every defensive line, there's the one player who glues it all together, and it's not always the superstar. The Kansas City Chiefs have Chris Jones as their alpha quarterback destroyer, but if you ask people in the building which guy does hold it together in an underrated fashion, many will point you to Mike Danna, the 2020 fifth-round pick out of Michigan.Danna doesn't look like an edge-rusher per se -- he has a hybrid body type Marcus Peters Jersey  at 6-foot-2 and 257 pounds, but when he's on the edge, he's more than capable of working through blockers and getting to the quarterback. Last season, he totaled eight sacks, seven quarterback hits, 32 quarterback hurries, six tackles for lo s, and 34 stops. Danna played 64% of his snaps outside and 34% inside, and he was more than capable of disrupting from any gap.If you ask people familiar with the who's the most underrated defender on the roster, you'll hear DL Michael Danna's name a lot. Every defensive line should have one guy who glues it all together with multi-gap pre sure, and Danna is that individual for the Chiefs.  Doug Farrar  (@NFL_DougFarrar) Ill tell you what, I give credit to the coaches Brendan Daly and Terry Bradden that work with him," of Danna's improvement as a player. "I give credit to Mike Danna . When you say that I see it coming, its hard to tell, but always anticipated that it could. Thats probably a good way to say it. Mikes one of Greg Zuerlein Jersey  my favorite guys because its chin to the hairline, really smart and everything inside his heart is really good.Spags has also  Jacob McQuaide Jersey compared Danna to Elvin Dumervil, who put up 120 sacks, 94 quarterback hits, and 353 quarterback hurries in his career with the Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, and San Francisco 49ers from 2006 through 2007. Dumervil did all that despite a 5-foot-11, 250ppound frame that wasn't typical at all for the position.It goes back to the work hes put in. The prototypical D-end is the 64, 65, long arms and thats not Mike Danna , but I worked with Elvis Dumervil when I was with the Baltimore Ravens and Elvis was built pretty much the same way.Sometimes those guys with the leverage underneath and the long arm rushers that Mike has, He continued, Elvis revolutionized that in my opinion, I think Mikes been able to take things a step further in doing some of that stuff. We always say this about pa s rush, 20 percent technique, 80 percent want. Mike always has the 80 percent want.The respect goes  Cooper Kupp Jersey both ways. During the week preparing for Super Bowl LVIII, why and how Spagnuolo coaches it all up so well.Thats the preparation and the execution throughout the week. Were really big on being on all cylinders and on the same page, So, when we get to Sunday, we can move fluidly, and it looks like were gelling together. You just know. You can trust the guys, like, Oh, I know hes going to be there; I dont have to worry about that. Its cool to have that, because just as much as the front end needs the back end, the back  Los Angeles Rams Jersey end needs the front end. The backers need the D-line, and the DBs need the D-line. We all need each other. Were all relentle s. We all have a common goal, and thats why we are where we are.That buy-in isn't just schematic; it's also personal.Hes a wizard," Danna said of Spagnuolo. "The way he makes his checks, his pre sures, his coverages. But aside from all that football stuff, just as a person, hes a great man. Hes a faith-driven person. A lot of the things he believes in, I believe in. Ive got a lot of respect for Coach Spags, and Im just grateful to be a part of something like this."Danna has earned every right to be a part of it.