Forgive me, fans, for I have sinned.

I bought into the lie that Joey Bosa wouldn’t be a dynamic pass-rusher capable of putting up double-digit sacks on a yearly basis.

To be fair, I wasn’t the only one.

Even before Bosa’s lengthy holdout, there were concerns that he lacked the speed and explosiveness to be a game-changing rusher off the edge. After a nasty, drawn-out contract fight between the San Diego Chargers and the No. 3 overall pick, many assumed Bosa would struggle to make an immediate impact.

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So much for that.

Despite missing the first three games of the regular season, Bosa has already bagged 4.5 sacks in his rookie season, including a pair of multi-sack performances. But his impact goes well beyond pure sack numbers.

As pointed out by Nate Jahnke of Pro Football Focus, Bosa is generating pressure at a ridiculous rate, compared to other rookies over the past decade:

Joey Bosa had 1 sack/1 hit/5 hurries for another big game. No other defender has more pressure than him in their first 7 games since 2006 pic.twitter.com/YNKPOwg6rh — Nathan Jahnke (@PFF_NateJahnke) November 27, 2016

As Jahnke notes again, Bosa’s performance against the Houston Texans on Sunday was one of the top pass-rushing performances in the entire NFL so far this season:

4 of the top 12 edge defender performances of the season came in the last 24 hours from AFC West rushers by PFF grade(subject to review) pic.twitter.com/ZiYS3GtYuR — Nathan Jahnke (@PFF_NateJahnke) November 28, 2016

It’s also important to point out that the part of Bosa’s game few doubted was his well-rounded skill set and ability as an effective anchor against the run. That balance is illustrated here by Bolts defensive coordinator John Pagano:

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In other words, Bosa is doing well the things most people expected him to do well. But he’s also impacting the game as a pure pass-rusher more than most people expected him to, especially this early in his career after dealing with a long holdout and a hamstring injury to start things off.

Nobody knows what the future holds for the Chargers franchise, but no matter what happens over the next few years, Bolts fans should enjoy watching one of the most impressive young talents on any defense in the entire NFL.