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

Originally posted by Heroism:

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.

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

Originally posted by Heroism:
Exactly. The people who argue that Aldon was only good because of Justin have no clue what they're talking about. The only aspect of Justin argument that makes sense is that Justin helped Aldon get more 1-on-1s. That's true. But when Aldon is 1-on-1 with the left tackle and smoking them out of their cleats, that has absolutely nothing to do with Justin Smith. And miss me with the plays where Justin grabs the left tackle and allowed Aldon to run around him. Those were a tiny, tiny portion of Aldon's success.

jUstIn HeLpd AlDon BuLLrUsh thE rIgHt TaCklE wIt TelEkaNeEzUs

New Cowboys defensive line coach Jim Tomsula coached Aldon Smith from 2011 to 2014 as the 49ers defensive line coach. In those four seasons, Smith had 44 sacks in 50 games pic.twitter.com/JnJgAqio5S

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) April 2, 2020

Originally posted by Waterbear:

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

https://www.ninersnation.com/platform/amp/2013/3/15/4110230/aldon-smith-surgery-torn-labrum-injury-49ers

Everyone wanted to say that Aldon couldn't rush the passer without Justin but that's clearly false when you watch the tape.

All of Aldon's success came with his incredible arm/hand usage. I don't see any reason to believe that a torn labrum wouldn't severely hamper a pass-rusher like Aldon. I think Bosa will prove to be the better player if he hasn't already in their prime, but I think Aldon's wow moments were a little more special then Bosa's so far.

Originally posted by NinerG94:

Originally posted by Heroism:
Exactly. The people who argue that Aldon was only good because of Justin have no clue what they're talking about. The only aspect of Justin argument that makes sense is that Justin helped Aldon get more 1-on-1s. That's true. But when Aldon is 1-on-1 with the left tackle and smoking them out of their cleats, that has absolutely nothing to do with Justin Smith. And miss me with the plays where Justin grabs the left tackle and allowed Aldon to run around him. Those were a tiny, tiny portion of Aldon's success.

jUstIn HeLpd AlDon BuLLrUsh thE rIgHt TaCklE wIt TelEkaNeEzUs

New Cowboys defensive line coach Jim Tomsula coached Aldon Smith from 2011 to 2014 as the 49ers defensive line coach. In those four seasons, Smith had 44 sacks in 50 games pic.twitter.com/JnJgAqio5S

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) April 2, 2020

Aldon wasn't only good because of Justin Smith but you vastly underestimate just how good #94 was. Honestly I wonder if you really have any idea what you're talking about. You post a clip of Aldon barely breathing on one of the worst RIGHT tackles in Breno Giacomini from a standing position no less to prove your point?? Ridiculous. Bosa is really close now to being as skilled as Aldon Smith was as a pass rusher and is by far a more complete player already than Aldon ever would have been.

Originally posted by PhillyNiner:
In their primes? Bosa hasn't hit his prime yet. it is a lousy question.

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by NinerG94:

Originally posted by Heroism:
Exactly. The people who argue that Aldon was only good because of Justin have no clue what they're talking about. The only aspect of Justin argument that makes sense is that Justin helped Aldon get more 1-on-1s. That's true. But when Aldon is 1-on-1 with the left tackle and smoking them out of their cleats, that has absolutely nothing to do with Justin Smith. And miss me with the plays where Justin grabs the left tackle and allowed Aldon to run around him. Those were a tiny, tiny portion of Aldon's success.

jUstIn HeLpd AlDon BuLLrUsh thE rIgHt TaCklE wIt TelEkaNeEzUs

New Cowboys defensive line coach Jim Tomsula coached Aldon Smith from 2011 to 2014 as the 49ers defensive line coach. In those four seasons, Smith had 44 sacks in 50 games pic.twitter.com/JnJgAqio5S

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) April 2, 2020

Aldon wasn't only good because of Justin Smith but you vastly underestimate just how good #94 was. Honestly I wonder if you really have any idea what you're talking about. You post a clip of Aldon barely breathing on one of the worst RIGHT tackles in Breno Giacomini from a standing position no less to prove your point?? Ridiculous. Bosa is really close now to being as skilled as Aldon Smith was as a pass rusher and is by far a more complete player already than Aldon ever would have been.

IMO he's the most knowledgeable and the best guy on this website when talking about D-Line play.

Originally posted by 49ersRing:
I defer to what the guys that have played against them have said and Trent Williams and Staley both said Aldon was the toughest pass rusher they'd ever gone against.