I have watched every game of Gary’s career, as most of us have. He strikes me as their second best defender behind only Jaire. So I decided to see what his actual production looks like. It has has been elite for a 6 game stretch but otherwise it’s only been good. At least I’m not seeing it. I know there are a lot of fancy metrics and stats but let’s face it, he was drafted to sack the quarterback.

He was picked in 2019 as a raw prospect. Every Michigan fan I spoke to said the same thing…one trick pony. Looks like Tarzan plays like Jane. He had 10.5 sacks in college. He’s never had more than 9.5 in the NFL.

So here we sit in Year 5. He’s recorded 25 sacks total. For reference TJ Watt has triple that over the same time period. He’s already been injured more than once. He’s the only 7th most productive pass rusher from his own class…and Quinnen Williams is a Defensive tackle. The top guys are Bosa and Crosby and they have nearly double Gary’s career stats. He certainly doesn’t deserve that kind of money.

So what do we do with him?