Quote:True only to an extent. Having that dominant guy opens up so much more for the rest of the line, affects the offensive scheme, etc.

 

If one player does everything except sack the quarterback and another does nothing except that in a game, give me the dominant player who has no sacks.

 

Quote:People focus so much on sacks. They are overrated and a useless stat. What I expect is to see whoever we sign in the backfield often and contributing to a disruptive pass rush along with other players.

 

I have been saying for years statistics are meaningless by themselves, but "useless stat" is pretty harsh. If you combine the sack number with hits, pressures, knockdowns, ball tips, and forced fumbles, you get a much better picture than if you only looked at sacks. It is about the overall body of work, which includes sack totals.

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