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Originally Posted by Dam8610
Mario Williams was very good for a very long time, he just had little around him. I'd be fine with a Mario Williams type player as the cornerstone of the Colts defense.
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In "Super Mario's" first 5 years in Houston (year 6 and his last year in HOU he only played in 5 games due to IR), he ended up:
Played in 77 of 80 possible games.
Made 230 tackles (2.98 per game).
Got 48.0 sacks (0.62 per game or 9.97 average per season)
Forced 10 fumbles (2 per season)
Defended 10 passes (2 per season)
Not J.J. Watt numbers but having a guy who averages 10 sacks a season including his rookie season where they typically don't get as many is pretty good.
For comparison, Dwight Freeney in his first 5 seasons:
Played in 79 of 80 possible games.
Made 169 tackles (2.13 per game).
Got 56.5 sacks (0.71 per game or 11.44 average per season)
Forced 26 fumbles (5.1 per season)
Defended 10 passes (2 per season)
Yeah........I loved Freeney.
But, I would take a Mario Williams type guy. Sheard, Simon and Mingo would have a much easier time with a Super Mario type guy taking the focus of the blocking scheme away from them.
Walk Worthy,