I know Mario's numbers have not been what we are used to. However, I think this year he added a tremendous piece to his skill set-run defense. Despite the lack of production in terms of sacks, he was consistently putting pressure on the opposing qbs. The problem was that the lack of an interior push made it easy for the opposition to just step up in the pocket. I think with increased productivity from the interior Mario will be picking be sitting at about 12-15 sacks next year. Or at least being doubled and giving opportunities for others to get sacks. Either way is fine with me.
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