11-12-2020, 09:48 AM
(11-12-2020, 03:58 AM)PDub80 Wrote: This off-season, when asked how he's managed to make it this long in the league, Carlos told Dan Hoard in an interview that he took care of his body off the field and "made business decisions on the field". Meaning: Doesn't stick his nose in it to avoid injury and takes plays off. Just goes for sacks and batted balls, not stopping the run or keeping his assignment.
This is 100% bullshit. Throughout his career Dunlap was always very good against the run.
Not every player that is durable takes plays off. And Dunlap did not get selected to PFF All-Decade team by taking plays off.
"One of the most underrated players of his generation, Carlos Dunlap has been a consistently excellent player in the NFL for the entire decade," PFF analyst Sam Monson wrote "Drafted in 2010, Dunlap has never had an overall PFF grade below 70.0. That comes on the back of nine straight seasons with 45 or more total pressures, topping out with 80 back in 2015 when he, along with most of the Bengals, enjoyed career seasons. Dunlap has been an impressive run defender and pass rusher"
