Poor Spence used to get sooo much hate on this board.....The guy played the run well just like Dlaw and got constant pressure on the QB but would almost always be a finger tip away from a sack. He definitely did do all the little things that don't show up on the stat sheet as someone mentioned earlier!
He was the player that they couldn't find anyone to replace in both the Wade Phillips and Rob Ryan 3-4 defenses.
Spencer was a 3-tool player (run, pass coverage, pass rush).
- Fans hated him because he was not an elite pass rusher, but that was not really his role.
- They had backups that could rush the passer, but couldn't handle the other responsibilities.