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Originally Posted by Nconroe
Colorado, which DE in AFC do you like and has better stats. Do you watch games at all? Mario is one high motor disruptive player, game in, game out.
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Yeah, he's got a high motor but it ain't running all the time. Please don't think I'm against they guy. But the die hard Mario fans can only give his sack number totals and say, "see, he should be in the Pro Bowl."
But compared to other AFC DE's he's not the leader in tackles. He's tied for 5th with three other guys in that spot.
For solo tackles he's second behind Edwards. Six more and he ties him. And for assisted he's about 23rd.
What I'm saying is he's good but at this point not a shoe in over Freeney or Mathis because he doesn't show up every game like he did against a very weak Jacksonville.
One final example, teams are really game planning for AJ and Slaton. Those guys can screw up the scoreboard in one play and must be accounted for every single play even if we're on the one yard line. When Mario's consistently being double teamed, then yes, he's the best DE in the AFC. Not yet though.