stillers4me
08-06-2012, 05:39 AM
Halfway through the first season of his monstrous contract, LaMarr Woodley was matching it with a feverish pace on the field, one that would place him above all linebackers in Steelers history.
And if anyone cares to look, that's some history.
Woodley had nine sacks through the first eight games of 2011, an 18-sack pace that if achieved would have obliterated James Harrison's team record of 16 set when he earned the NFL defensive player of the year award in 2008.
He was also just warming up, recording 7 1/2 sacks in games 5-8, the first time since sacks became an official stat in '82 that a Steelers player had at least two in four consecutive games.
Then, his hamstring gave out and it practically wiped out the entire second half for him. He did start two more games but reinjured it in the second quarter Dec. 4 against Cincinnati and left again in his next game in the third quarter Dec. 19 in San Francisco..............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/menacing-woodley-says-sacks-all-a-part-of-big-goal-647792/#ixzz22lGNDIn5
And if anyone cares to look, that's some history.
Woodley had nine sacks through the first eight games of 2011, an 18-sack pace that if achieved would have obliterated James Harrison's team record of 16 set when he earned the NFL defensive player of the year award in 2008.
He was also just warming up, recording 7 1/2 sacks in games 5-8, the first time since sacks became an official stat in '82 that a Steelers player had at least two in four consecutive games.
Then, his hamstring gave out and it practically wiped out the entire second half for him. He did start two more games but reinjured it in the second quarter Dec. 4 against Cincinnati and left again in his next game in the third quarter Dec. 19 in San Francisco..............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/menacing-woodley-says-sacks-all-a-part-of-big-goal-647792/#ixzz22lGNDIn5