Originally Posted by
Captain Lemming
Yet Lott actually made more plays.
More tackles (five times bested Troys career high for tackles), more ints, more forced fumbles, more returns for TDs..........
Troy makes plays that "LOOK" spectacular that we see over and over again.
Before you dismiss this Flip, follow my observations below:
Troy "guesses" and takes caculated risks doing it.
Troy is very fast......but he looks faster because he starts before anybody, thus after the snap he is at full speed when everyone else is just getting started.
This results in spectacular looking plays where he looks like he has superhuman speed.
Dude is 20 yards deep and seems to instantly be at the LOS that way. In thge box and is suddenly deep.
While other players are unsure and "reading" Troy has "read" the play and is a full speed torpedo when everyone else is just starting and appear to be in slow motion.
Dont believe me? Does Troy run a 3 second 40?
That is literally the ONLY WAY he can look so fast.
The flipside of this is that when he is WRONG he is WAY out of position.
He winds up trailing someone and looks terrible. Troy is actually "BETTER" in coverage than people think but gets beat on occasion, not because he cant cover but because he is out of position to start the play.
Troy is a "risk reward" guy, more reward than risk. But we have paid dearly for the risk too albiet less often.
Lott took far fewer risks and STILL made MORE plays, consistently.
Difference between you and me is that you are looking at "style" plays that make you go "whoa" how'd he do that.
I am looking at substance who was more productive.
For example Lott returned more TDs AS A ROOKIE than Troy did in his CAREER........But Troy's touchdowns are spectacular runs.
Lott had 51 ints in 10 years versus Troys 30......but Troy's fingertip grab is RIDICULOUS.
Dont look at the spectacular individual play here and there. Look at total games and seasons, who was more impactful?
Lott created 10 postseason turnovers in 20 games scoring 2 TDs.
The Niners had 4 rings often in close playoff games.
Troy is very valuable, is the best safety today, but Lott was better and if one removes all bias it is an easy call.
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