Jerod Mayo has big expectations

[RobertWeathers]

Certainly. I hope you didn't think I was saying it was impossible, just not usual. The two players you listed are going to go down as two of the very best ILBs to ever play the game, so the fact that they were able to do it is actually not too surprising. However, I still believe that it really isn't common for many ILBs to do it.

Not at all. I was just offering some stats on the highwater mark for sacks from the ILB position. Clearly those 2 are the best at applying pressure on the QB from that position. If you look at some of the better ILBs that played in a BB 3-4 defense (Harry Carson & Pepper Johnson), even they knotched up a couple sacks a year.

I think we are all in agreement on the potential for Mayo to have a few sacks this year.

BB knows that he has a special player in Mayo. He also knows that he needs to generate a pass rush. For Mayo, 10 may be far fetched, but IMO between 2-5 is a very reasonable.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

For Mayo, 10 may be far fetched, but IMO between 2-5 is a very reasonable.

1 is reasonable, 2 is doable, any more than that is exceptionable.