Can Ware reach 10 sacks?

[burmafrd]

ware could get 15 sacks and its not going to help us much when no one else gets more then 2-3. You need 2 guys who can get you 8-12 sacks as LBs in the 3-4 to really force the Offense into mistakes. We only have one and lets face it- NO one else on this team is a real threat to do that and that also includes Ellis- who can MAYBE make it to 8. And he will be coming back from an Achilles injury- no sure thing for any player, let alone one his age.

 

[Rustinpeace21]

not too many Linebackers get that many sacks eithers, other than people like merriman. But there are many pass rushing Lbs that are known for rushing the passer and never had 10 sacks, joey porter and willie mcginist come to mind

 

[MetalHead]

Can Merriman get 20?

 

[JPM]

I don't see enough examples. Got 30-40 more ?

 

[jay cee]

Good job Adam.

In one game Sunday (I believe it was Cincy v Denver) the end clearly crossed the neutral zone before the snap of the ball and blew right by the Left tackle for an easy sack and no penalty was called.

 

[Cowboys&Caps]

How can you possibly look at that and say his body is even with the ball?

Look at the angle of the camera. You might be able to argue that his hand is CLOSE to the ball, but even that is debatable at best.



No, it does not. See the many examples below.



Nope -- he almost certainly would NOT get flagged. Ever. Lots of nose tackles line up with their helmet near or over the ball and never get called for it. Watch any team that slants a tackle over the center -- they're over the ball a lot. Casey Hampton and Michael Myers (Denver) are prime examples.





Here are just a few examples from games I had on my Tivo when defensive players have lined up over the ball or much closer to the ball than Ware was after he moved, and none of them were penalized --


The Giants' LDT, William Joseph, moves before the ball is snapped, an his helmet is past the 50 --v

The Giants' RDT, Barry Cofield, lines up with the top of his helmet touching the 30 --v

Michael Strahan (LDE) lines up with his helmet across the 29 --V

Here's when Bledsoe was sacked for a safety. The nose tackle and left end are lined up with their helmets at the 1 --V

From the Saints-Ravens game. The Saints' LDT and LDE are lined up with their helmets in the neutral zone --v

The Chargers-Seahawks game from Sunday had both defenses lined up right on the ball or over the ball almost all game, and they weren't penalized for it.

The ball is at the 20. The right end's hand is ON the 20, and the LOLB is hanging over the 20 --v

Again, the RDE's hand is even with the middle of the ball, and the left tackle's hand is dangerously close --v

The RDT's helmet is even with the middle of the ball --v

The RDT's helmet on another play --v

The LDE's hand is even with the ball, and the LOLB's helmet is across the 21 --v

The RDT's hand is even with the ball --v

The LDT's helmet is over the ball, and the LDE's hand is touching the 25 --v

The LDT's hand again is even with the middle of the ball --v

Ware was NOT offsides. He got flagged because he began moving before the ball was snapped and whipped the tackle, so the ref assumed he must have come across the line early. But he didn't, and he shouldn't have been flagged.

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