A couple days ago the conversation in one of UCrawfords fanposts developed into whether we should be disappointed with Glenn Dorseys performance this year or not. I decided to do some research on some of the better DTs in the NFL and compare their rookie seasons to Glenn Dorsey's.
Glenn Dorsey 2008 (through 8 games)
0 Sacks
17 Tackles (projected to 34)
5 assts (projected to 10)
1 fumble caused
Sedrick Ellis 2008 (through 5 games)
1.0 Sacks (projected to 2.5)
7 Tackles (projected to 19)
5 assts (projected to 13)
0 fumbles caused
Warren Sapp 1998 (7 time Pro Bowler)
3.0 sacks
17 tackles
10 assts
0 fumbles caused
Albert Hainesworth 2001 (1 time Pro Bolwer)
1.0 sacks
21 tackles
9 asst
0 fumbles caused
Tommie Harris 2004 (3 time Pro Bowler)
3.5 sacks
28 tackles
15 asst
1 fumble caused
Pat Williams 1998 (2 time Pro Bowler)
3.5 sacks
11 tackles
1 asst
0 fumbled caused
So while to this point he does not have a sack (though its not unimaginable that he could pick up one or two in the next 8 games), he is on pace to surpass all of these other great DTs in tackles compared to their rookie seasons. Whether he will actually do that or not remains to be seen. But I think this shows us that we should not be judging Dorsey too harshly on his rookie season alone.


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