I'm their primes, who was the better pass rusher out of these two | Page 5

Jun 27, 2022 at 8:57 AM

NinerBuff
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Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Aldon was the more physically gifted pass rusher of his time. The length, strength, and bend he had was amazing. Too bad that million dollar body can with a five cent head. He could have been a hall of famer.

He was literally the all time sack leader after 2 years in the league. More than LT or Derrick Thomas.

— what could have been —-

Jun 27, 2022 at 9:07 AM

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There is a thing known as motor and attitude Bosa >>>>> Long Dong

Don't just pick him cuz he has long arms. Don't be Baalke. C'mon ppl.

Jun 27, 2022 at 9:15 AM

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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
yes, but Alson hid behind Cowboy a lot.

I can't even remember if aldon ever lined up on the left side

He did, and he dominated from that side as well.

Jun 27, 2022 at 9:42 AM

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Aldon Smith was the most physically gifted rusher I think the league has ever seen. Crazy to say that with LT, Reggie, Strahan, and so on. No one had the length, power, and natural balance that Smith had.

Bosa will have a much better career but Smith was the best in his prime.

Jun 27, 2022 at 10:30 AM

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This whole thing is a joke. Aldon's "prime" was what.. one season.. after that he was ALL DONE. Ya'll would take that over Nick Joey? He may give us a decade long prime.. he at least has a shot at it, unlike Aldon.

Jun 27, 2022 at 10:41 AM

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Aldon's never received the double/triple team attention that Bosa has in at the same point in his career and it's not even close.

Jun 27, 2022 at 10:45 AM

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Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by cciowa:
cedrick hardman

I walked into a store in California a few years ago and Cedrick Hardman was sitting near the entrance handing out signed photos of himself. There wasn't anyone else around so I got to talk to him briefly. It seemed so odd to see one of the greatest pass rushers in NFL history sitting there signing photos. He addressed it to me and wrote. "Truth is the quiet acceptance of what is." Cedrick Hardman #86. In the photo he's obliterating some guy on the Chargers.

so jealous of you. great great story.... there was nothing like him, the gold rush. 64 sacks in14 games.. unreal

Jun 27, 2022 at 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by cciowa:
cedrick hardman

I walked into a store in California a few years ago and Cedrick Hardman was sitting near the entrance handing out signed photos of himself. There wasn't anyone else around so I got to talk to him briefly. It seemed so odd to see one of the greatest pass rushers in NFL history sitting there signing photos. He addressed it to me and wrote. "Truth is the quiet acceptance of what is." Cedrick Hardman #86. In the photo he's obliterating some guy on the Chargers.

so jealous of you. great great story.... there was nothing like him, the gold rush. 64 sacks in14 games.. unreal

Yah. You just don't expect to see former great athletes signing autographs and handing out photos for free anymore. It's usually an autograph show where you have to pay for that stuff. He seemed like the same guy in that store that I met as a rookie at a 49er booster meeting.

Jun 27, 2022 at 11:56 AM

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Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
This whole thing is a joke. Aldon's "prime" was what.. one season.. after that he was ALL DONE. Ya'll would take that over Nick Joey? He may give us a decade long prime.. he at least has a shot at it, unlike Aldon.

33 sacks in his first two seasons. He was ranked #7 overall nfl player by NFL.com.

And then he imploded.

Jun 27, 2022 at 12:27 PM

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Aldon's wing span was insane. It was a play where he just trucked a guy on the Dolphins. And he had that huge strip of Matt Ryan in that NFCCG.

[ Edited by lamontb on Jun 27, 2022 at 12:28 PM ]

Jun 27, 2022 at 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by NinerBuff:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
This whole thing is a joke. Aldon's "prime" was what.. one season.. after that he was ALL DONE. Ya'll would take that over Nick Joey? He may give us a decade long prime.. he at least has a shot at it, unlike Aldon.

33 sacks in his first two seasons. He was ranked #7 overall nfl player by NFL.com.

And then he imploded.

Yup. I watched all his plays with us. He turned into All Done pretty quick. Was never our best D player. Was never our best LB. Great pass rusher for a brief blink of time. I wouldn't call that much of a prime or even a prime.. it was like a year and a half. Prime for a great HOF player should be like 4 or so years at least.

Jun 27, 2022 at 2:34 PM

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Aldon was great, until he had 3-4 games to get the sack record and failed to do so. After that he was never the same. In the same situation, I think bosa reaches the record, more heart and determination. Also, if he was on pace to be one of the best ever, he would have showed up for the raiders and cowboys. I'll take bosa over Aldon all day. Bosa lives and breaths football. Aldon lives to drink some more

Jun 27, 2022 at 2:37 PM

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Originally posted by CO9er4life:
Aldon was great, until he had 3-4 games to get the sack record and failed to do so. After that he was never the same. In the same situation, I think bosa reaches the record, more heart and determination. Also, if he was on pace to be one of the best ever, he would have showed up for the raiders and cowboys. I'll take bosa over Aldon all day. Bosa lives and breaths football. Aldon lives to drink some more

Yup these poll results are a complete travesty. Bosa is still in his prime and trust me it will be way better than All Done.

Jun 27, 2022 at 2:46 PM

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Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Yup these poll results are a complete travesty. Bosa is still in his prime and trust me it will be way better than All Done.

I don't understand this prime talk. Nick Bosa and Aldon Smith came out of college at the exact same age. They were both freshly turned 22-years-old rookies.

[ Edited by Heroism on Jun 27, 2022 at 2:47 PM ]

Jun 27, 2022 at 2:46 PM

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Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:

Originally posted by CO9er4life:
Aldon was great, until he had 3-4 games to get the sack record and failed to do so. After that he was never the same. In the same situation, I think bosa reaches the record, more heart and determination. Also, if he was on pace to be one of the best ever, he would have showed up for the raiders and cowboys. I'll take bosa over Aldon all day. Bosa lives and breaths football. Aldon lives to drink some more

Yup these poll results are a complete travesty. Bosa is still in his prime and trust me it will be way better than All Done.

both Bosa and Aldon (career cut short) have yet to reach their Primes