This is more of a rant, but has statistical truth to it.

Ive seen alot of people talk about how Bob Sanders is the best Safety in the league. He also won Defensive Player of the year last year I believe.

Anyway his numbers for a safety are not what you would expect from a DPOY. I picture a DPOY getting 8-10 interceptions, 15 sacks etc. A guy like Cromartie who had 10 INTs last year. I'm a strong believe that without Cromartie, SD might not have made the playoffs last year.

Numbers don't always tell the whole story but for awards they usually do. Brady got the MVP cause of his numbers. Manning had the MVP in years past cause of his numbers etc.

Also, alot of people over look forced fumbles. FF are big plays, they can even be better than Interceptions.

I will also compare our very own Troy Polamalu with Sanders.

Just a quick analysis: Last year Sanders had two INTs, 0 Forced Fumbles, and 6 Pass Deflections, along with 97 tackles. But for DBs the tackle stat doesn't mean much.

Sanders: Has played seasons of 6, 14, 4, and 15 games. This past year was the first year he ever recorded a sack. He has had 2 FF in 39 games, and the most Pass Deflections he has had was 6 last year. A total of 13 for his career. Also, someone can correct me if Im wrong, but I believe the Colts play there Safeties very deep, hence never giving up big pass plays. This means Sanders should have much more PD and INTs, but he does not.

Polomalu: Has Played a full season 3 times, and played 13 and 11 games the past two years. Has had 1 FF in each of his first 4 years. And 3 FF this past year. Has had 5 INTs in 2004, 2 in 2005, and 3 in 2006. The least amount of Pass Deflections he has had was 4, in his rookie year where he was a backup. Had more than 8 in every year, and even hit 14 in 2004. That year alone was more then Sanders entire Career. Lastly, Troy had between 1 and 3 sacks in every year but this past year.