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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Damn, I'd really love to fully debate with you on this. I was really into our discussion on Charles vs. Terrell Davis but I just can't bring myself to care enough to research stats on this one..
I will say that what you've brought me doesn't support your declaration that Aldon is a "liability" against the run. It could just mean that Von is really ****ing good. And given the fact that Smith is a 3-4 OLB I won't even attempt to argue that he's better in pass coverage.
So it appears Aldon edges Von out in pass rushing while Von has the upper hand against the run and in coverage.
These guys get paid to rush the passer, though.
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They do, and there's the fact that Von is the more consistent pass rusher of the two. He's gotten to the QB in 66.7% of the games he's played, while Aldon has only done so in 59.6%. This speaks to me of the ability to perform consistently against any competition rather than occasionally dominating a poor opponent.
In this same frame of thought, Aldon tends to get his sacks in bunches, in blowout games. 23 of his sacks have come in games decided by 3 or more scores, compared to 9.5 for Von. To me, that means that 31.5 of Von's sacks actually came in games where a sack could be the difference in winning or losing the game, where only 19 of Aldon's sacks came in those situations. For instance, Aldon had 5.5 sacks in a 32-7 blowout of the Bears. I'm sure his sacks helped contribute to the lopsided score, but did they actually make a difference in whether the 49ers won or lost the game?