The question is posed to Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, a mountain of a man at 6-4, 310 pounds: Which statistic above all else is most important to you?
For someone judged by the masses on his quarterback sack total and big plays he makes behind the line of scrimmage, his answer is 180 degrees away from the individual side of the ledger.
“The only thing that matters,” Cox says, “is winning football games. And I don’t care how we do it, but winning is the goal every time we go out there. If people want to judge me on my individual numbers, that’s fine with me.