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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by AsylumGuido That's basically what I'm saying. Even more so when you only have one fairly good one and the rest average. As I pointed out, the Saints had 45 team sacks last season. Will they miss Hendrickson? ...

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Old 08-19-2021, 12:24 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by AsylumGuido View Post
That's basically what I'm saying. Even more so when you only have one fairly good one and the rest average.

As I pointed out, the Saints had 45 team sacks last season. Will they miss Hendrickson? If they repeat with 45 or more team sacks again this season, then no. I expect them to do just that.

On the other hand, Cincy's team leader in sacks last season, Carl Lawson, had 5.5 sacks and he is no longer with the team. No one else had more than two sacks. Hendrickson is not in a situation to succeed in amassing anywhere near as many sacks this coming season.
If you look at Individual positions, then units, you are oversimplifying things. Having great DBs can help an average line get more sacks by forcing a QB to hold the ball longer. Likewise, having great LBs can add to pressure on the QB as well. Your comparison of Cincy and the Saints in sacks from last year only tells me that the Saints had better all defensive performance than Cincy did. That was obviously aided by the Saints having a better offense. Time will obviously be the judge, and I’m not predicting Rex gets the same sack total, but your analysis is an oversimplification.

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