It’s not often you see a player take of like Shaquil Barrett did earlier in the year. I mean, nine sacks through the first four weeks of the season is crazy. That doesn’t happen often.
In fact, it has happened only twice since 1983, before Barrett came along.
It was pretty remarkable, but in the NFL, players usually regress to the mean at some point. They may still be productive, but no one expected Barrett to keep up that pace. A 36-sack season isn’t possible in the NFL.
Barrett slowed down a bit over the next six games.