Justin Smith one of 7 dominant NFL players

Originally posted by Rizvi49er:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by cashmahne:
The guy was 1st team All Pro AND 2nd Team All Pro. Enough said... he is the best defensive player in the league.

Actually, he was 1st Team and 1st Team (DE and DT)

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/07/justin-smith-gets-all-pro-votes-at-two-positions/

Justin Smith gets All-Pro votes at two positions Posted by Mike Florio on January 7, 2012, 5:28 AM EDT

Getty ImagesThe Associated Press announced its All-Pro team on Friday. For the first time ever, a player made it onto the first team and the second team at two different positions. 49ers defensive end Justin Smith received only nine votes at his true position of defensive end. He also picked up 35 votes at the position he doesn't play: defensive tackle. And so Smith, along with Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, is a first-team All-Pro defensive tackle. And Smith is a second-team All-Pro at the position he plays, defensive end. The confusion arises from the fact that Smith is a defensive end in a 3-4 defense, which has caused plenty of voters — at least 35 of them — to think that he's an interior defensive lineman. Peter King of Sports Illustrated, who has one of the 50 AP votes, insists that Smith is a defensive end, not a defensive tackle. This makes the fact that Smith made it to the first team at a position he actually doesn't play even more amazing, and impressive. And with his name appearing as a first-teamer on 44 of 50 ballots, it'll be interesting to see how many votes Smith gets for defensive player of the year, an award that doesn't hinge on getting his position right.

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
McCloughan made a smart move brining him to this team.

I remember when it happened I was doubting how Justin Smith would make an impact as a 3-4 DE. Pleasantly surprised would be mildly putting it.

I think my exact words at the time was "Sure he is a good player, but he is only a 4-3 player...."

Originally posted by DirtyP:
When you can get push with a bull rush on any given play and you are fundamentally sound in all other aspects of your position then you are going to be close to unstoppable.