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Originally Posted by GordonGekko
The thing about Hali is that he doesn't have that alpha 2 sack artist to help him out getting to the QB. DT had Neil Smith for his most productive years devastating opposing QB's in the backfield. Hali has no one, which makes his contributions even more impressive. Would love if Allen were still around, Hali would probably be a 20+ sack guy, but our dipsh*t front office is too amazing to allow for that kind of awesome.
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I agree he would def. benefit from having another threat like DT had, but if Allen never left, I seriously wonder if Hali would have turned out the same... Not for lack on his part, but he may not have been given the same opportunities if the coaches initially felt they had no one else to rely on, not because I think any of them had a clue on how successful he would pan out after a couple position changes. All the credit goes to Hali for living up to his draft profile as a nonstop motor 100% effort every down player- which often is cliche or code for lacks elite physical skills but trys really hard! See: Rudy. Tamba may not be as flashy but I never have questioned his commitment & work ethic. He never complained even when he was being shifted around and around and did whatever was asked to the betterment of the team. Luckily he has taken off and he deserves it. The more I reflect on it all, the more I think he may be one of my favorite Chiefs throughout the years. Glad the club stepped up and rewarded him with a new deal & didn't let it get any further in creating bad blood between him & the front office...