10-16-2023, 04:56 PM
(10-14-2023, 11:27 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Yes, and at his peak Geno was....
1. 1st Team All-Pro
2. The 29th best player in the league according to his peers
3. The best player in the league at his position
...Hendrickson is none of those.
I already said Geno is better at his position, although I feel we're picking nits, here. Geno was 2nd at his position and Hendrickson is arguably top 5 at his. At LEAST top 8.
Again, I'm strictly talking impact, here. Atkins wasn't the best at his position. He was always behind Aaron Donald. Not the point, though.
We just have to agree to disagree and move on. If there's a huge gap between Atkins and someone with 28 sacks in 36 games and who also balled out in the playoffs, then I don't see it. Maybe a small gap, but a huge one? On impact? Nah, man.
We're fanboying a guy if we say that.
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