Hard Worker?

Over the last 3 seasons the term "Hard Worker" has been linked to Aaron Kampman and rightfully so. The guy works his tail off during and after the season. But it's high time he receive some respect as well. Hard worker? We are only 2 games into this season and one of the only bright spots on the entire team is Aaron Kampman. He has 4 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. Today in a losing effort he had 3 sacks putting him in a category that has only 4 other memebers. Only Gbaja-Biamila, Reggie White, Tim Harris and Bryce Paup have multiple 3 sack games for the Green and Gold. Think about that for a minute. In the entire history of this storied team those are the only members of that club. That is 5 out of the 92 defensive ends this team has had. To furhter that he is making big plays on running backs in the back field as well as puttng pressure on the quarter back. He is running down plays from the backside and blowing things up that might have gone for big yardage. He is successfully doing the things you expect from a defensive end that just signed a big contract. Last year he had 82 tackles, 7 sacks and 3 forced fumbles compared to KGB who had 53 tackles, 8 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. And unlike KGB, I never see his knees buckle and him crumble to the ground because he is so over powered by the offensive tackle. After leading the D-line in tackles and playing above expectations even when the team was in the midst of a nightmare of a season what does he get. That's right, a new contract. These are the guys who you want to keep around, the guys who are "Hard Workers" when it all seems to mean nothing. These are the guys you can depend upon week in and week out. What does a hard worker do with a brand new paycheck? So far in the first two games of this season he has been one of the best players on the defense and a real leader. So when you hear people say he is over rated or that he is "just a hard worker", think about it for a second before you jump on that band wagon. He is someone that deserves respect for the probowl type performance he has turned in so far this year. He may not get there if this turns out to be a losing season, but you know he will go down swinging. I'll take an entire D-line made of Aaron Kampmans any day. We could use a little more hard work once in a while.