Big Ed Must Dominate Every Game

4. Dictate: But more than anything, Ed Oliver Jr. has to dominate. With better defensive players around him in 2018, he should have more opportunity to get in the backfield and agitate the offense. He needs to have gaudy TFL and sack numbers and be plain disruptive in the middle. Heisman voters understand the game and can appreciate Ed’s giant talent.

He’s also going to be given more chances to run the ball at the goal line and score some TDs. That will give him much-need publicity and some interesting stats for voters to ponder. Will we see him at receiver? Will he line-up outside, be flipped a reverse and throw it to a streaking D’Eriq King down the sideline? I think Kendal Briles will be quite creative with this fortress of a man.

Ed Oliver is the best player we’ve seen on Cullen in quite some time. National experts agree that he’s among the best players in the country, too. If Big Ed dominates the point of attack, has big games against Arizona and Texas Tech, and no national consensus pick is “chosen” by the media, then there’s a chance that Ed Oliver, Jr, can bring the 2nd Heisman home to Houston.

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