A TON of Pressure on Zac Taylor

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(05-23-2020, 03:45 PM)Dean_Gilberry95 Wrote: He played the same number of years on both teams his stats are almost identical in each 7 year span.  What made him a great player there and not here?  He never had more than 8.5 sacks with either team.  I’ll never understand why they thought he was so great in San Fran when his numbers were the same in Cincy.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitJu20.htm

Same reason whitworth was all pro with the Rams and not here.  It’s because they played for the Bungles.   Nobody cares, except us.  I still say if Whitworth was on any other team Joe Thomas gets less love over the years.  It is what it is.

For Justin Smith, it's because he became a 3-4 DE rather than a 4-3 DE. The matchups and expectations are different. That's why there are regularly multiple 4-3 DEs who get double digit sacks and as for 3-4 DEs there's only the freakish JJ Watt.


As for Whitworth, you're simply wrong there. Whit was All-Pro for the Bengals in 2015 (and 2nd team All-Pro in 2014). Also Joe Thomas is a first ballot HoFer who didn't miss a single SNAP on offense until his final year, so you're double wrong on this Whitworth part.