Ray R
Club Member
Suh is an enigma to me. In Detroit is was rated as one of if not the top DE and the defense was supposed to be great every year and never really was. In Miami he was rated one of the top 3 DTs in the league and his play also reflected that and while Miami had deficiencies it was expected that the defense should be good with Suh and co. on the front line.
Never has a Suh lead defense been great. There are a few good years sprinkled in there but never great. It makes you question if Suh is good for a defense simply because he occupies resources that make it hard to address other fundamental needs.
It was not Suhs' fault that teams were willing to pay so much. It was based on a problem that decision makers do not often face and because of that, often lose sight of the overall requirements of a team.
No amount of extraordinary play from a single individual can compensate for good, solid play from a team of individuals along with some good game day planning. Take the Patriots for instance. Their team makes the player more than a player makes the team. They have done this successfully for over a decade.