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MontanaHawk05":e3wd0apq said:Sgt. Largent":e3wd0apq said:SoulfishHawk":e3wd0apq said:How many teams lost THAT MANY pro bowl level players and still were a real FG kicker away from winning 11, w/one of the worst O Lines we have ever seen? None
You can't lose Sherm, Avril, Kam etc. all in the same season and expect them to be on top of their game.
It's certainly not why they only won 9. But it flat out was a factor. One of many factors in a really strange season.
But that's my point, these guys weren't playing at a Pro Bowl level when they got hurt in the first place.
Proof? Because all the PFF metrics I saw out there says they were. If you're gonna fall back on stats, Bennett had eight sacks in 2017, a career high.
Lose that many Pro Bowl players and your defense is going to suffer. It's too bad that your cliched "no excuses" act doesn't have room for that.
Also, we suffered no significant injuries in 2013-2014.
Yes, PFF had Kam as a top graded safety and Sherman was giving up super low yards per coverage snap, as was normal for him. I saw no dropoff from Kam in the run game.Looking at raw tackle numbers and assists doesn't tell the full story.
Sam agrees: [youtube]8SltNCS4Jg0[/youtube]
As for interceptions, Richard Sherman had two in 2017 before he got hurt and two total in 2015, when he was a second team All-pro and a Pro bowler.