Larry O still a free agent - Fails physical

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(06-22-2022, 03:31 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Carl Lawson had 8.5 sacks on 477 defensive snaps as a part time player rookie. He has never reached that total again.
Carlos Dunlap had 9.5 sacks on 587 defensive snaps as a part time player rookie. He only reached that total again once in 11 years.

Wallace Gilberry had 6.5 sacks on 309 defensive snaps in 2012 and 7.5 sacks on 509 defensive snaps in 2013, both as a rotational situational pass rusher. As a full time starter in 2014 he had 1.5 sacks on 826 defensive snaps.

Trey Hendrickson had 13.5 sacks, 12 TFL, 25 QB Hits on 558 snaps in 2020 as a rotational part time starter. 
Trey Hendrickson had 14.0 sacks, 12 TFL, 27 QB Hits on 717 snaps in 2021 as a full time starter.

You can't just project guys like that. More snaps don't automatically mean you get more pass rushing stats. It means you have less rest, more wear and tear, guys get to see your moves more, you have to play the run more, you have to play in non-pass-rushing-ideal downs and situations more.

That’s why I said “if”, there is no guarantee he would keep that pace. There’s also no guarantee he wouldn’t perform better with more snaps and more time to learn the opposing players/plays/etc either.

That said he played very well in the playoffs. And for what it’s worth his pff rating is much higher as well. He nearly matched almost all of Larry’s stats while playing a decent amount less than him so projecting him going from 47% of snaps to 68% isn’t the same as a guy who played ~25% one year then was expected to be a 3 down guy the next season. It’s not like he was purely a spot player last year. He played almost 50% of the snaps.