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Originally Posted by Jenson71
It would be interesting to break down the comparison between DT and Buck Buchanan. For example, Thomas played in 169 games versus BB playing in 182, but of those games, how many passing plays were there?
Thomas played from 89-99, and during those years, the top passing attempts leader in the NFL averaged 601 attempts (over 16 games). But in Buchanan's days, the top passing attempts leader averaged 464 (I'm factoring in the two games the teams played less, as it was actually 406 over 14 games).
So can someone break down how these players compare in sacks per opportunity to see who was the most dominating sack monster in Chiefs history?
I'd guess DT still wins out, but Buchanan has got to be further up there.
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That would indeed be interesting. I bet a good proxy could be easily done by just dividing sacks by the average passing attempts per game.
I was initially thinking that the old-timers might have more sacks per game due to the pass-blocking rules in place in those years. It was much harder to pass protect. But you're right in that there was a lot less passing in general, which may more than compensate.