Originally posted by KittleSkittle:Does anyone outside of the Niner fan base consider him a top 2 or 3 DT? His PFF grade is middle of the pack and his peers didn't even vote for him as one of the top #100 players. I'm not saying those are definitive ratings, but I don't recall ever seeing him mentioned as even a top 5 DT outside of 49er circles. Whether we resign him or not will depend on what he's actually asking for, but I don't think he's worth paying $20 million a year.
Naw nobody sees him as top 2 or 3 yet. For what it's worth, He was only behind Donald , Watt, and Jones in sacks among DTs. He did have more tackles then all of them though. It's tough to get love when you're doing everything right but the defense still sucks. If we ever become recognized as a top defense and Buck is still playing the way he does then he'll get the credit he deserves. Hopefully we pay him before he gets that credit though.