Thread: Football Sack Leaders by Franchise
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Old 10-05-2011, 08:47 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Rain Man View Post
You think Bell would have that many? I was young and barely got to see the Golden Era Chiefs, but my general impression is that linebackers didn't blitz very much back then. I would've guessed that Jerry Mays and Buck Buchanan would be the leaders, with somewhere between 50 and 80. I wouldn't have guessed that any of the linebackers would be above 50 just because they didn't rush that much, as witnessed by their high numbers of interceptions.
Bell didn't blitz a great deal, but when he did he was as effective at it as any LB I've ever seen.

Stram knew he was a guy with exceptional rush skillls, so he did try to utilize those skills about 3 to 5 time a game.
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