Jabaal Sheard on the block?

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Seeing more & more Jabaal Sheard trade buzz. 15.5 sacks, 6 FFs through 2 seasons. 24 in May. 6'3/264 with 1.59 10-yard split at '11 Combine.
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) April 14, 2013

I'm curious what they are asking.

[stuckincincy]

Re: Jabaal Sheard on the block?

Who?

I give short shrift to sacks these days. The rules in college and pros dictate that hundreds and hundreds of pass plays occur - no wonder there are all these fat, fat sack numbers.

The baseline has been moved.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: Jabaal Sheard on the block?

Who?

I give short shrift to sacks these days. The rules in college and pros dictate that hundreds and hundreds of pass plays occur - no wonder there are all these fat, fat sack numbers.

The baseline has been moved.

I was curious to see how sack numbers moved, so I walked it back 40 years in 5 year chunks to see the average team sacks:

36.5 2012
34.4 2007
36.7 2002
41.7 1997
40.7 1992
39.5 1987
24 1982
34.1 1977
29.3 1972

So I guess it's a question of timeline, because sacks seem to be down from their historical peak. I would guess that it is a combination of shorter passing games, more shotgun, and sacks being converted into personal fouls.

[swiper]

Re: Jabaal Sheard on the block?

The subsequent post there say that he doesn't fit into the Browns 3-4 system. Nevertheless... counting down until coastal weighs in on this...

[coastal]

Re: Jabaal Sheard on the block?

A football player who doesn't fit a system?

stupidity abounds.

[CleveSteve]

Re: Jabaal Sheard on the block?

This was a big reason I didn't want to go to a 3-4 base... Sheard is a really good player and I'm going to be bummed if we ditch him for a 2 or a 3.

Now if I hear Phil Taylor is on the block, too, I might just go cry in my closet for a while.