Mastering a spin move can be rather difficult for a pass rusher, and there are relatively few who have managed to make it the staple move in their repertoire. Of course you can easily rattle off a name like Dwight Freeney at the ready, but for most, it’s more of a counter than the move where they expect to do their most damage.
It’s not a move that current Pittsburgh Steelers sack leader Alex Highsmith is going to pull out of his bag of tricks all too frequently, but the third-year veteran has at this point all but perfected it.