With Jared Allen that just isn't the case

Sacking Aaron Rodgers is like hitting concrete after you stumble out of the bar. Sacking Aaron Rodgers is so easy, a caveman could do it.Seriously.The Green Bay Packers are on pace to shatter their team record of 62 sacks allowed in a season. Again, where is this dominance 10.5 Sacks Is Not 10.5 Sacks When You Play On the Best Defensive Line In the NFL Look at the talent around Jared Allen.Kevin Williams is, arguably the best pass rushing defensive tackle in the game Pat Williams eats space like it's wrapped in bacon. Ray Edwards is the "weak link" on the defensive line with 5.5 sacks.

Although Edwards could be upgraded in the upcoming draft, there are 31 NFL teams who would love to have him on their team.Behind Allen, the Vikings' Tampa Two defense doesn't have many weak spots. In fact, the defense is predicated around the defensive line pass pressure.The Vikings blitz about as often as Artie Lange changes his shirt barely at all.Putting seven talented athletes in coverage on almost every passing down means that QBs rarely have open receivers, leading to coverage sacks aplenty.So, as an offensive coordinator, what can be done to stop Jared Allen The answer is, not much. A tight end can be moved over to his side, running backs can be left in to chip, or roll outs can be designed away from Allen.You can't double-team him.The instant an offensive guard is used to double Allen, Kevin Williams might as well be credited with a sack...or Pat Williams...or Ray Edwards. 10.5 Sacks Is Not 10.5 Sacks When You're Not Applying Constant Pressure The insinuation with 10.5 sacks is that you've spent the entire season terrorizing quarterbacks.With Jared Allen, that just isn't the case.ProFootballFocus is one of the Internet's most thorough analysis sites every game, every player, every play. According to their rating system, Allen ranks as the 13th best defensive end. Edwards has a league-leading 15 quarterback hits and a more than respectable seven sacks. That means Edwards has put the opposing quarterback in the dirty stuff 22 times.QB pressures are just as much an important stat.Indianapolis Colt Dwight Freeney leads the league with an insane 32 pressures His teammate Robert Mathis is second with 25. Jared Allen has a respectable 19 pressures, good for a tie at sixth (with Trent Cole and Osi Umenyiora).In conclusion, Jared Allen is a great defensive end one of the best in the league.

He just isn't having the type of dominant season that the football media would like us to believe. By and large, the majority of Minnesota Vikings fans understand this.Because of Allen's star power and namerecognition, he will almost certainly make the Pro Bowl. Fans in NFC cities like New York (Justin Tuck), Washington (Andre Carter), Philadelphia (Trent Cole), Atlanta (John Abraham), and St. Louis (Leonard Little) will all have legitimate cause to claim their guy was unfairly passed over.As for All-Pro teams and Defensive Player of the Year, anything more than a cursory look at the stats proves that Jared Allen doesn't deserve those honors.It is clear that 10.5 sacks isn't always 10.5 sacks..

As Kansas coach Bill Self sits down for Thanksgiving dinner, one would have to assume he will be thankful for the collection of talent that he has assembled this season.Wednesday night, the top-ranked Jayhawks took to the Allen Fieldhouse court to face a credible Oakland squad some have predicted to win the Summit League this year.The Golden Grizzlies return five starters from last year's 23 win team and boast the preseasonconference player of the year, point guard Jonathon Jones, and 6'11" junior center Keith Benson, a potential NBA first round pick.Benson, who was a roommate of Kansas center Cole Aldrich at last summer's Amare Stoudemire Skills Camp, showed why he came into the game with such hype.He outplayed Aldrich all night, finishing with 20 points, six rebounds and four blocks. Aldrich, on the other hand, had one the moreforgettable offensive performances of his Kansas career. He scored just four points, hitting on two of his 10 attempts from the field. Having your star player completely dominated would lead to big problems for most teams. Not Kansas. They were cool like pumpkin pie.The Jayhawks cooked, sliced and smeared gravy all over the Grizzlies before devoured them.KU used a 13-2 run to put Oakland at arms reach and Marcus Morris' team high 11 points helped Kansas build a 37-22 lead at the half.Freshman forward Xavier Henryignited the run with an awesome, high-flying, alley-oop dunkcourtesy of Sherron Collins, prompting the crowd to cross their arms to make an "X" in celebration of what's to come from this budding superstar. Both Henry and Collins had nine points at the break.Despite seemingly having momentum, the Jayhawks came at flat to start the second half.Oakland took advantage, cutting the lead down to 39-28 before coach Self called of his "hide-tanning" time outs.The Jayhawks responded by immediately going on a 14-5 run, extending a comfortable lead that would not be relinquished. The Jayhawks would cruise to a 89-59 victory.Marcus Morris displayed his continued improvement and looked like the best player on the court. He finished the game with a career high 19 points to go with a team high 11 rebounds.Xavier Henry tied Morris for the team lead with 19 points as both players scored in a variety of ways. Despite the poor offensive effort, Aldrich finished with nine rebounds and three blocks.Tyrel Reed had 11 points off the bench and six different Jayhawks made threepoint shots.Coach Self and Jayhawk fans had to be a little satisfied even before sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner. NOTES: When evaluating talent, the experts look for players who can create "special" plays.Whether it be off the dribble moves, eye-popping athleticism, fantastic footwork or great anticipation, these are the qualities thatseparate the best from the best. In the game with Oakland, Kansas players provided many of these type of plays, from a multitude of the teams roster.Here's some examples:Aldrich blocked a shot, to himself, then made a sweet outlet pass to Tyshawn Taylor. Taylor drove the bucket and mad a strong lay-up at full speed while switching hands in mid air with a defender all over him.XavierHenry soared like a future dunk champion, twice for massive alley-oop dunks on pin-point passes from crafty veteran Collins.Reed drove hard to the basket on a fast-break, then made a hesitation move reminiscent of Chris Paul to score.Elijah Johnson drove hard to the hoop and took it right at the 240 pound Benson. Benson fouled Johnson hard, but Johnson managed to power the ball through the contact for the hoop and the foul. He made the free throw. 6-9 forward Markieff Morris swatted a shot into the third row then later stepped back to drain one from behind the arc. Freshman forward Thomas Robinsonshowed great feet catching a pass 12 feet from the basket, faced-up his defender, gave a ball fake and blew by him for a flush.On his way to a double-double, Marcus Morris scored every way imaginable including turn-around, face-up, step-back, fade-away, behind the arc and at the charity stripe. . HiT Entertainment today announced today that they are in the process of developing a new Tank Engine named after Brett Favre.“The engines have been such wimps lately and we wanted to bring a little NFL attitude into the Thomas the Tank Engine Series,” a company spokesman said. “We figured Brett Favre was the perfect example.”Brett the Tank Engine will be discovered by Percy in a corn field on the island of Sodor. Brett will have a round face with blades of hay stuck to his chin and cheeks to represent Favre’s stubble look.At first, Brett and Thompson, oops, Thomas will be enemies because Brett receives all the attention. Thomas thinks Brett is too dramatic, especially after he catches Brett crying because he wants to quit servicing the tourists of Sodor and go back to his corn field. Brett will also win over the affection of Thomas’ two coaches Annie and Claribel. One day Brett winks at Annie and Clarabel and the two start fighting over him, resulting in a crash that makes Thomas unserviceable. Sir Topham Hatt asks Brett to replace Thomas and deliver the Christmas presents to the orphanage which makes Thomas cross and gives him a boiler ache.Brett pulls some pranks on Thomas to loosen him up and convinces him to blow his whistle a little more. Brett eventually grows on Thomas, especially after Brett convinces Sir Topham Hatt to go after Thomas’ friend Hiro when he is available from a competing train company.Brett will be the most durable engine in the series.