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Originally posted by Silky:
Man I really thought we had a consistent 20+ sack per year guy. I still think he can get back to form next year, but yea I agree with Baldy. Maybe it's that wide 9 BS, poor D coordinator/scheme, no help, etc He still needs to show up. He kind of fades with the rest of the team when things are going bad
Originally posted by 49ers808:
Originally posted by Heroism:
Originally posted by TheWooLick:
Fred doesn't disappear for long strecthes.
Both great players, but Fred is a better LB than Nick is an end.
Fans don't truly grasp or appreciate how good Fred is. Dude is f**king incredible at anticipating and eliminating route combos, carrying wide receivers and overall just eliminating the middle of the field. Fred is a first-ballot HOFer. Then you factor in the leadership, character, work ethic, and you've got culmination of a player that every GM dreams of drafting.
All facts Hero. I don't blame the average fan though; a lot of what he's doing on a down by down basis is not seen on the broadcast. When you watch the All-22, it's a thing of beauty when as you said, he eliminates the middle of the field. His presence alone, you can see QBs hesitate on testing him, and I don't blame them.
What he's doing in coverage; I honestly can't say that I have ever seen a Mike do, year in year out down in down out. That said; I also can't say that I watch every LB on every team over the years on the All-22, I obviously only watch our Niners.
