1.   Although it is not reflected in his sack totals, Bruce Smith is having another great year.

2.   Coughlin says Lageman has Pro Bowl talent, but routinely gets overlooked because so much emphasis is placed on gaudy sack totals.

3.   However, inconsistent play overshadowed his sack totals.

4.   In fact, save the sack total, the Patriots have been statistically similar to their opponents.

5.   More important to the Chiefs, Thomas is already halfway to his sack total of last season.

6.   Stanford freshman quarterback Chad Hutchinson has taken some criticism for hanging on to the ball too long, enabling the defenders to reach him and inflate the sack total.

7.   There have even been ridiculous statements about his diet being a possible problem, as if him eating more roughage would increase his sack total.

8.   While his sack total was down, Kearse became only the fourth player to have double-figure totals in his first two NFL seasons.