Atkins makes 2010s all-decade roster

[*jason*]

(04-07-2020, 07:38 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: "He should have more sacks than he does!"

6th most in the league since he came in. Therefore, people are stupid. And the per game numbers that Fred posted above (for the guys with less service time), prove he's among the best.

Like John Copeland; watch tape on the guy and you will see a DE that is merely good at everything but the run game (where he was VERY good), but tons of our fans called him a bust and a terrible player.

(now, Copeland isn't the same caliber of player that Dunlap it, but the point remains)

People think it's all about sacks... it's not.

Back in 2011 I remember reading that he was the most disruptive player in the league. It factored in all of those hurries, hits, this, that and the other. You have to remember that we used a heavy rotation back then too with Geathers, Rucker, Fanene... I know guys like Watt weren't quite up to their full potential yet back then either, but that was only Dunlap's 2nd season too...

Full disclosure... I have to admit that I thought he was loafing and mailing it in early last year. I remember zoning out on him and Whitworth during the Rams game. It looked like they both agreed to take the game off during warm ups... Dunlap came out swinging after the bye though. He's already been paid, and the season was lost. That effort says a lot about him.