03-03-2022, 06:37 PM
(12-17-2021, 03:51 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Smith was recognized as a better player as evidenced by the accolades in S.F. despite the statistics you arbitrarily decided negated someone else's opinion.
NFL scouts and front offices agreed that Smith was elite while playing with the Bengals. That is why he got a top contract in free agency.
(12-17-2021, 03:51 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Pro-Football Reference assigns Smith an AV (Approximate Value) of 50 for his time with the Bengals and 86 with the 49'ers.
AV is an attempt to divide credit for good defense among the individual players. Smith's score was so much higher with the Niners mainly because the Niners defense was so good while he was there.
Two defensive players can play exactly the same, but the one on the better defensive TEAM will have a higher AV.
