Most underappreciated Bengal: Trey Hendrickson

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(10-14-2023, 03:08 PM)jason Wrote: He'd run guys down from behind too. A couple of pick 6's (pretty sure one was a game saving play vs the Colts) and at least one fumble recovery for a TD in his time here too.

Yeah, Hendrickson is playing great this year, but the previous two years he had 32 and 34 total tackles which were the two highest of his career. Dunlap's highest were 63 and 66 tackles. It's not an insignificant difference in playing the run.

Hendrickson is still a great player and a great pass rusher, but he's not really a complete player which will always knock him down a notch. Dunlap isn't on their level as a pass rusher, but the elite complete players like Garrett and Twatt are also 50-60 tackle guys.

Ultimately that's another factor for me. At Atkins peak he was the best DT in the entire NFL. At Hendrickson's peak he's the 3rd best DE in the AFCN. That makes it awfully tough to argue they had the same impact.