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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Defensive tackles very rarely pan out in free agency. I wonder if some of those spikes are due to contract years.
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That and the fact that most guys that suck badly don't see 7 years.
By the time you hit a guy in his 7th year in the league, he's at about 29 yrs old so he's still as physically strong as he was. He's also been a good enough player to hang around 7 years and so he's been able to learn as he's been in the league.
After the 7 year mark you're finding guys that are in their 30s and starting to break down (because DTs are heavy and it's hard on their bodies).
It's probably selection bias as much as anything.