It’s like watching a created player in Madden that you just said “fuck it” on and made everything a 99 overall, but instead of shredding CPU lineman while quarterbacks takes seven-step drops, the AI actually gameplanned to stop Mack and half the time it still didn’t matter. You know whenever any referee apologist says something like “well, there’s holding on every play” they’re right, but it’s kinda hard to focus on long enough to prove? Yeah, Khalil Mack gets chipped, double-teamed, and held on literally every single play. His numbers could never truly represent exactly how much shit he ruins and how much his being on the field alters the very concept of the way the game is played. So many real journalists have poured over Mack that it almost feels pointless to say anything. Khalil Mack is a hard player to write about because he really reminds me how amateur I am in all ways, even in talking about how awesome he is to watch. Just know, I say nice things about his ability to set the edge and I think the Bears should seriously consider re-signing him depending on how this year goes. I’m a sucker for Leonard Floyd but I kinda waxed too poetic about him in my team defense review, so I’m gonna skip it now. I personally think the Bears pay AR12 and let Danny walk, which hurts my heart but it is what it is. One of these two dudes leaves and is starting in a new uniform Week 1 of next year, it’s just a question of who. He is a stud on special teams, but if the Bears end up letting Trevathan go and sign the cheaper Kwiatkoski, they might have to find a new replacement inside linebacker that can go make the plays he does on kick coverage. He hadn’t played as many snaps as he did in 2019 since his rookie season, and the team and fans saw a kid who has developed from playing behind outstanding veterans and learned how to be a Swiss Army knife. If the Bears think they could do okay with replacing Trevathan with Nick Kwiatkoski, it would be Kwit’s excellent last few games that made his resume too much to pass up. For what it’s worth, Smith was rated highly for his block-shedding coming out of college, so at least there’s hope. If Danny Trevathan doesn’t come back next year, the pressure will be on Smith to do all the things he does so well while also being the main focus of all the second level blocking on inside runs. Chuck Pagano needs to make sure to scheme better for Roquan to move in space. His only two sacks both came against Detroit in week 13 against first-time starter David Blough, so take that with a grain of salt too. His tackling is still his best quality, and he maintained the same level of dominance there in 2019 as his stellar rookie campaign. Opponents caught 75% of the passes he was credited as the primary defender on, which is about right given the amount of swings and dumpoffs he was required to stop. Roquan Smith started off slow, got hot in the middle of the season, and cooled off before his injury against Dallas in week 14. Lynch has to be gone next year, right? Right? As low as I am on Irving, I’d rather see him get some run, or see if James Vaughters can play with the starters for a spell. I thought he was only brought here to be part of Vic Fangio’s defense as an old friend from San Francisco, but they kept him around for another season and it was a season too long. He logged 244 snaps, about 15 a game, and he sucked. I can shrug off Irving and Iggy’s small sample size, but Lynch played in every game this year. Irving and Iyiegbuniwe aren’t on the team next year, Vaughters might be. Roquan Smith (52.4) 76 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 interceptionįirst, let’s parse out the data. Leonard Floyd (69.8) nice 32 tackles, 3 sacksĭanny Trevathan (61.9) 54 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble Nick Kwiatkoski (72.6) 51 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception Khalil Mack (86.2) 34 tackles, 9 sacks, 4 forced fumbles Kevin Pierre-Louis (90.5) 27 tackles, 0 sacks For the purposes of this article, I’ll be considering edge rushers as linebackers.
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