Michael Sinclair Appreciation Thread

[WestCoastChippewa]

Still holds the Seahawks record with 16.5 sacks.

 

[Rat]

16.5 sacks was very impressive in the 1998 season. Especially when you look at who the top five sacks leaders were that year:

1. Michael Sinclair - 16.5
2. Reggie White - 16.0
3(t). Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Michael Strahan - 15.0

Difficult to think of a better group of group of pass rushers a player in this league could have stood above at one time. He was consistent that year too, so it's not like he just backed up a crazy amount of sacks in a few games; he recorded at least one in 12 of 16 games.

Still, I'm surprised that number is still our franchise record. It ranks 81st all time now and nearly half of those came after he did it. We have really struggled to find consistent pass rushers the past few decades.

Also crazy that while Sinclair ranks 2nd in franchise history with 73.5 sacks, he's 40 short of the team record, which is the same difference between Sinclair at second and Jarran Reed at 12th. Goes to show how ridiculous Jacob Green was.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

He was a hell of a player. I have his old jersey somewhere. Guaranteed that thing wouldn't fit today

 

[GemCity]

Man..,great throwback appreciation right here.

Dude got off the ball quick. He was ‘overshadowed’ in national media. I suppose that is subjective but, you’d see highlights of certain aforementioned players and not much on Sinclair.

6’4”, 265’ish….fast off the ball. 4.58 40 at a much lower weight than what he eventually got to.

Not to piss anyone off but, Sinclair’s ‘doppelgänger’ may be Verse

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Anyone remember Rufus Porter? Man, he was fun to watch. He had a knack for getting the Tackles to false start, often.
Dude could rush the passer, energy for days.

 

[jeremiah]

Anyone remember Rufus Porter? Man, he was fun to watch. He had a knack for getting the Tackles to false start, often.
Dude could rush the passer, energy for days.

There was a Tackle on the Hawks, who compared blocking Rufus to fighting a bobcat in a phone booth. Loved the way he played

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Kingdome packed to the rim, Ruuuuuuuuuuuuf!

 

[Seahawker]

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Good thing we passed up on drafting T.J. Watt

Of all those, Aaron Donald is w/out a doubt the most impressive. 20.5 sacks as a D Tackle who's doubled and tripled on every single play?
Just a ridiculous football player.

 

[GemCity]

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Watt the heck!?!

Watt is going on?

 

[AROS]

Loved him. Met him briefly in 1998 (his franchise sack breaking season) at the DMV in Kirkland of all places, lol.

He was a beast. Especially that year.