Aldon "99 Problems" Smith

[True Blue]

he's an outside linebacker ... not exactly hard to rush the passer from there.

[brentn2n]

Rams fans hating on the 49ers because their St. Louis Cardinals Crumbled against the San Francisco Giants World Series Champions!

Beat me to it

[rapjuicer06]

he's an outside linebacker ... not exactly hard to rush the passer from there.

No different than a DE...what's your point?

[Wrigheyes4MVP]

Overall at defense? Yes
At rushing the QB? Eh, debatable

I agree with that.

Although I don't think he is the premere pass rusher in the NFL either.

Neither of these guys are.

There are plenty of others to be in this discussion, even if their sack numbers are quite as good as this guys this year.

[BDawk4Prez]

Aldon Smith with multiple thread son the main?

When he start playing for the Jets?

[DerekRE_3]

he's an outside linebacker ... not exactly hard to rush the passer from there.

So DeMarcus Ware and Lawrence Taylor...not that great, just played a position where it's easy to get sacks from?

This whole Aldon Smith thing is silly. He's really good and has been a great fit in SF. Why make it a dick measuring contest between him and Watt/Miller?

[blackjack_119]

Aldon Smith is having a sensational year, but until the double-teams are shifting toward Aldon Smith as opposed to Justin Smith, I'll still believe that a substantial part of his effectiveness is driven by his system. Allen, Peppers, Ware and Matthews remain elite while being the consistent focus of double teams. Aldon Smith usually faces a tackle and maybe assistance from the backfield in blocking which is why I will still personally rank him a step below the elite of the elite.

[WadeKobe]

So DeMarcus Ware and Lawrence Taylor...not that great, just played a position where it's easy to get sacks from?

This whole Aldon Smith thing is silly. He's really good and has been a great fit in SF. Why make it a dick measuring contest between him and Watt/Miller?

Agreed. Talk to your SF friends about it. Watt and Miller are the best in the game right now and SF fans consistently want to shove Smith into their spotlight bc of sexy sack numbers.

Watt and Miller's dicks are bigger. No reason for people to keep throwing Smith in there with a tape measure.

[valade16]

he's an outside linebacker ... not exactly hard to rush the passer from there.

Someone should ask all those other OLB's in history who couldnt' get this many sacks what their problem was then...

Agreed. Talk to your SF friends about it. Watt and Miller are the best in the game right now and SF fans consistently want to shove Smith into their spotlight bc of sexy sack numbers.

Watt and Miller's dicks are bigger. No reason for people to keep throwing Smith in there with a tape measure.

It's really unfortunate an absolute bum of a player like Aldon Smith has managed to put up a top 10 season sack-wise in NFL history with 3 games to go...

Here is the list of guys who have had as many sacks in a season as him:

Michael Strahan
Jared Allen
Mark Gastineau
Reggie White
Chris Doleman
Lawrence Taylor
Derrick Thomas
Tim Harris

What a bum to be in such company.

[rapjuicer06]

Someone should ask all those other OLB's in history who couldnt' get this many sacks what their problem was then...



It's really unfortunate an absolute bum of a player like Aldon Smith has managed to put up a top 10 season sack-wise in NFL history with 3 games to go...

Here is the list of guys who have had as many sacks in a season as him:

Michael Strahan
Jared Allen
Mark Gastineau
Reggie White
Chris Doleman
Lawrence Taylor
Derrick Thomas
Tim Harris

What a bum to be in such company.

He's only there because Justin Smith holds

[jmoney85]

problem is he's not even the best defensive player on his team... or 2nd best lol

[Gibby23]

problem is he's not even the best defensive player on his team... or 2nd best lol

Damn that sucks

[odiz]

Sacks in last 2 years:

Jared Allen: 31
Demarcus Ware: 30.5
Aldon Smith: 33.5
Von Miller: 27.5

So, he has a negligible lead over Allen and Ware over the last two seasons... and 5.5 came in one game.... so he hasn't even been as consistent as Allen and Ware.

That's my first observation.

I dont disagree that guys like Von Miller and JJ Watt are better all around players then Smith but the 5.5 sacks in one game argument is really stupid. Ware had 4 sacks in Week 8 2011, Allen 3.5 in Week 17. Why should someone be penalized for having a good game?

All 3 of the guys you mentioned (Ware, Smith, Allen) have had 19 games the past 2 years with at least 1 sack. So Smith has been just as consistent and then hes had more big games aswell. Id take Smith over Ware and Allen any day of the week.

[miller74]

he's an outside linebacker ... not exactly hard to rush the passer from there.

Is there a place on the field where its easy to rush the passer? what kind of comment is this

[DerekRE_3]

problem is he's not even the best defensive player on his team... or 2nd best lol

That says more about the 49ers defense than it does Aldon Smith. The 49ers third cornerback Chris Culliver is better than a lot of starting corners.