Ware's sack numbers after the age of 30:
6
10
7.5
4
Seriously, where do you guys get your info? 30 generally signals the end is near for most positions. After that age, players start losing effectiveness.
I get my info from pro-football reference.
Terrell Suggs:
31 - 10 sacks
32 - 12 sacks
33 - injured
34 - 8 sacks in 15 games
35 - 11 sacks
Julius Peppers:
31 - 11 sacks
32 - 11.5 sacks
33 - 7 sacks
34 - 7 sacks
35 - 10.5 sacks
36 - 7.5 sacks in 11 starts
37 - 11 sacks
James Harrison:
30 - 16 sacks
31 - 10 sacks
32 - 10.5 sacks
33 - 9 sacks in only 11 games!
Michael Strahan:
30 - 22.5 sacks
31 - 11 sacks
32 - 18.5 sacks
33 - injured
34 - 11.5 sacks
Jason Taylor:
30 - 9.5 sacks
31 - 12 sacks
32 - 13.5 sacks
33 - 11 sacks
Robert Mathis:
30 - 9.5 sacks in 15 games
31 - 8 sacks in 12 games
32 - 19.5 sacks
33 - injured
34 - 7 sacks in 10 starts
Cameron Wake:
30 - 15 sacks
31 - 8.5 sacks in 15 games
32 - 11.5 sacks
33 - 7 sacks in 7 games!
34 - 11.5 sacks in 11 starts!
35 - 10.5 sacks
Technically, people get older. But elite pass rushers have a history of being dominant well into their 30’s, with proof.
What else do these guys also have in common? Their teams were winning as much or more after they broke 30.