Why even use that comparison? Hali has never been that productive and if playing through injury means you literally can't do anything you shouldn't play.

I've seen that excuse for Hali so many times now, "Oh well he's injured". If he gets hurt that often that's a problem.

no he wasnt, he said that they had the same INJURY

Me too. Next year will probably be another year of learning, but I think he has the tools.

I'd also like to know what the same injury was since Freeneys production has really fallen off since he had the lis franc foot injury.

When an injury is similar, or has a similar impact, why wouldn't you use the comparison, as long as you're talking about the injury and not the players themeselves? Reading comprehension is the responsibility of the reader, not the poster.

he had a down year which is what guardian said

i really like tank always have i hope he keeps on keepin on

He also went into this big spiel of, Hali and Freeney are players that will play through injuries and hurt their production and this and that.

If a guy is so injured he literally can not do anything, he shouldn't be playing.

I'm gonna give everyone a chance to play some in the new D before I label anyone teh great, or teh suck.

he also said that freeney had a year with 3.5 sacks injured

Players do this all the time, they get paid so much money, that they force themselves to play. Some players shouldnt, but they still do. This goes in all sports. We have seen it over and over, guys going out there when they probably shouldnt be out there.

That's the coach's decision to make. You can NOT blame a guy for wanting to play. Especially with our black hole of depth.

See, this is where fans, and some teams, get it wrong. It's not up to the player to pull himself out at that point, other than his need to be honest with the team. If the player is trying to gut it out, it's up to the coaching staff and trainers to pull the plug if the guy's not able to get the job done. Blaming the player for that is idiotic.

I'm sure Tamba Hali is a nice dude and hard worker and all that but I don't see this great potential or ability.

Reminds me of Robert Ayers this year.

It's really hard for me to be positive about a player who isn't a great pass rusher that is also a liability against the run.