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To hell with the rushing record. Sacks.
It's completely feasible that either J.J. Watt or Aldon Smith breaks Michael Strahan's NFL record of 22.5 sacks.
Both sit at 19.5.
However, Smith is going up against Russell Okung, who has been playing exceptionally well and he doesn't have the luxury of playing next to Justin Smith, while Watt goes up against Minnesota's less than stellar line.
Watt might have the record today.
Which brings up an rather interesting concept - Watt is poised to break the NFL sack record while playing as a defensive end in a 34 defense. Guys in his position are not supposed to put up numbers like that. Is Watt a reincarnation of Bruce Smith, who himself operated out of a 3/4? Both guys are similarly sized in the same position in a similar defense.
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