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I probably watched 8 or 9 quarters combined of the 49ers this year and don't ever remember hearing his name called. His stats say he played in 16 games with 20 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Pretty underwhelming.
This is true, but I hear Wilfork's name quite a lot whereas, like I said, I never heard of this guy. Of course, Willis gets so much attention on that team, Nate Clements too.A good NT in a 3-4 does not get stats, he gets double-teams and his teammates get stats.
From his Wikipedia page: "[Sopoaga] was one of the strongest players in the draft, performing 42 bench-press repetitions of 225 pounds, bested only by Igor Olshansky's 43 in NFL testing history."
Judging from his measurables, I'd say his career isn't over. Potentially a gem for someone else. Probably wishful thinking, but the Jaguars could use a guy like this; Stroud's been hurt, Henderson isn't getting younger, and Jackson is only on a one-year deal. Could bring him in, let Jackson go, and see what Stroud has left in the tank.
This is true, but I hear Wilfork's name quite a lot whereas, like I said, I never heard of this guy. Of course, Willis gets so much attention on that team, Nate Clements too.
Do the Pats have enough NT reps to keep a starter-class guy interested? I'm guessing no.
I'm also guessing he's at the point of his career where he'll go for maximum payday anyway.
Mike Nolan brought him to SF from Baltimore and loved him. I would think they're going to try to re-sign him.
Maybe or maybe not. Go down to any high school football field and ask them what their ultimate dream is. I bet 99 out of 100 say hoisting the the Lombardi over their head and at most one says get a huge NFL contract.
I bet there are a lot of of players out their just like Moss, willing to take less money to be on a winning team.