Sacks!

Pro Football Journal recently posted the All-Time Sack Leaders, updated through the Week 9 games. It's a very interesting read.

Rank	Total	Name, Position, Years Played, Teams
1	200	Bruce Smith, DE, 1985-03 Bills, Redskins
2	198	Reggie White, DE-DT, 1985-98 Eagles, Packers, Panthers
3	173.5	Deacon Jones, DE, 1961-74 Rams, Chargers, Redskins
4	160	Kevin Greene, OLB-DE, 1985-99 Rams, Steelers, Panthers, 49ers
5	151.5	Jack Youngblood, DE, 1971-84 Rams
6	151	Julius Peppers, DE, DE-OLB, 2002-17 Panthers, Bears, Packers
7	150.5	Chris Doleman, DE-OLB, 1985-99 Vikings, Falcons, 49ers
8	148.5	Alan Page, DT, 1967-81 Vikings. Bears
9	142	Lawrence Taylor, OLB, 1981-93 Giants
10	141.5	Michael Strahan, DE, 1993-07 Giants
11	139.5	Jason Taylor, DE, 1997-11 Dolphins, Redskins, Jets
12	138.5	DeMarcus Ware, OLB-DE, 2005-16 Cowboys, Broncos
13	137.5	Richad Dent, DE, 1983-97 Bears, 49ers, Colts, Eagles
14	136	Rickey Jackson, OLB-DE, 1981-95 Saints, 49ers
14	136	Jared Allen, DE, 2004-15 Chiefs, Vikings, Bears, Panthers
16	135.5	John Randle, DT-DE, 1990-03 Vikings, Seahawks
17	133.5	John Abraham, DE-OLB, 2000-14 Jets, Falcons, Cardinals
18	133	Carl Eller, DE, 1964-79 Vikings, Seahawks
19	132.5	Leslie O'Neal, DE-OLB, 1986-99 Chargers. Rams, Chiefs
20	130.5	Coy Bacon, DE-DT, 1968-81 Rams, Chargers, Bengals, Reskins
21	128.5	Al Baker, DE, 1978-90 Lions, Cardinals, Browns, Vikings
22	127	Jim Marshall, DE, 1960-79 Browns, Vikings
23	126.5	Derrick Thomas, OLB-DE, 1989-99 Chiefs
24	125.5	Dwight Freeney, DE, 2002-17 Colts, Chargers, Cardinals, Falcons, Seahawks
25	124.5	Claude Humphrey, DE, 1968-74, 1976-81 Falcons, Eagles
26	123	Robert Mathis, DE, 2003-13, 15-16 Colts
27	122	Simeon Rice, DE, 1996-07 Cardinals, Bucs, Broncos, Colts
28	121.5	Clyde Simmons, DE, 1986-00 Eagles, Cardinals, Jaguars, Bengals, Bears
29	121	Cedrick Hardman, DE, 1970-81 49ers, Raiders
30	120	Terrell Suggs, DE-OLB, 2003-17 Ravens
31	116	Jacob Green, DE, 1980-92 Seahawks, 49ers
32	115	Harvey Martin, DE, 1973-83 Cowboys
33	113	Sean Jones, DE 1984-96 Raiders, Oilers, Packers
34	112.5	Lyle Alzado, DE-DT, 1971-85 Broncos, Browns, Raiders
35	111	Randy White, DT-LB, 1975-88 Cowboys
35	111	Andy Robustelli, DE, 1951-64 Rams, Giants
37	109.5	Greg Townsend, DE-OLB, 1983-94, 1997, Raiders, Eagles

Assuming that DeMarcus Ware and Jared Allen are on their way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and that Julius Peppers joins them about five years after he retires, John Abraham is the top sacker not honored in Canton. After Abraham there's quite a few Hall of Fame contenders. Is he the current cutoff for Hall voters when they consider recent pass rushers?

Claude Humphrey finally got into the Hall as a Senior Candidate in 2014. Perhaps Jim Marshall finally makes it after a longer wait. There are a whole bunch of Minnesota Vikings fans that consider his Canton absence a mortal sin.

Coy Bacon might be the most interesting sacker on this list. As a curious, young football fan I always felt that he was one of the most underrated defensive linemen in the league. I also loved his name. He made it to three Pro Bowls but I always felt that he deserved several more. He played for four teams so maybe bouncing around cost him some attention. It's that bouncing around that makes Bacon so interesting. He was a very productive player for each team. His 130.5 broke down like this.

Rams	41.5
Chargers	23.5
Bengals	27
Redskins	38.5

I remember Bacon best as a Charger and a Bengal. It's a little surprising to see that his final four years as a Redskin were some of his most productive.

It's great to see old-timer Andy Robustelli sticking to this list. Where's Gino Marchetti? Those two were the NFL's first great sackers before Deacon Jones coined the term "sack."