Sapp takes his shots at Suh

Warren Sapp rarely holds back in his evaluations and the former All-Pro has come out firing when it comes to Ndamukong Suh.

Sapp is considered by many to be the finest pass-rushing defensive tackle in NFL history, and after his second season Suh has a ways to go to make the same kind of impact.

Sapp, who had 96 ½ career sacks and will likely be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame soon, didn’t hold back.

“From his first year to his second year, he hasn't worked on anything," said Sapp, according to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. "We're looking at the same guy rushing in the same fashion as he did when he first got into the league.
 

"You can get away with that at first because they haven't seen you. But that second year, you've got to come show me something, son. He came with that same bull rush."

Sapp says that Suh wasn’t the same following shoulder surgery after his rookie season. His production dipped too.

“What affected him was, he plays such a power game; just grabbing people and slinging them out of the way," Sapp said. "He had rotator cuff surgery. I had one on each shoulder and I know what that's like.
 

“They say when you rehab, you are supposed to come back stronger than you were, but, no. He was put into a situation where there was no offseason, no rehab or any of the things you need to do to get that shoulder strength back. Without that power, I mean, he's never been a hip-flipper or a real pass rusher, per se. He just overpowered people out of his way.
 

"At this level, everybody is that strong and that's what you saw. Him with the shoulder and people started to understand that he was just going to go through them; that's all he was going to do. So, all I have to do is get a nice strong base and be ready."

Sapp was also critical of Suh’s stomping episode. Suh is still a talented and sometimes dominant performer. He needs to be more consistent in Year 3.
 

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