Zimmer going after Bengals players ( of course)

[wolfkaosaun]

(03-08-2016, 04:05 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 2014-2015
George Iloka: 28 games / 121 tackles / 0.0 sacks / 14 Pdef / 4 INT / 0 FF / 0 Pro Bowl, 0 All-Pro
Reggie Nelson: 32 games / 172 tackles / 1.5 sacks / 27 Pdef / 12 INT / 0 FF / 1 Pro Bowl, 1 2nd Team All-Pro

2014-2015
Earl Thomas: 32 games / 161 tackles / 0.0 sacks / 15 Pdef / 6 INT / 4 FF / 2 Pro Bowl, 1 All-Pro

But wait. Thomas didn't have as great as states as Nelson. Yet still was named an All Pro. And Nelson led the league in INTs last year. It's alsmotas if you can't weigh a safety by their stats..... Then you can throw in Kam Chancellor too

2015-2015
Kam Chancellor: 25 games / 152 tackles / 0.0 sacks / 10 Pdef / 3 INT / 2 FF / 1 Pro Bowl, 1 2nd Team All-Pro

So even looking at those stats, that would lead you to believe that Nelson is better than both safeties. Throw out their awards, stats alone would show that Nelson has been better than both safties. Right?

Way more INTs. More passes defended. More tackles. More sacks.
But, stats don't always tell the whole story.

Not saying Nelson is a bad safety, he's not. He actually improved a lot as the season progressed. But to act like Iloka isn't good because of his stats is ludicrous. It's not potential, it's reality.

Iloka is one of the best safties in the NFL. He helps you win NOW. And helps you win in the future.