If I could have Bjørn Ironside break a single record, it would absolutely be the career record for tackles for a loss. There are a lot of flashy stats out there you can get and while sacks are fun, nothing screams impact more that stopping a runner in his tracks in the backfield. Sacks are the kind of stat that are a team effort. Usually the secondary is doing their job, the quarterback can't find an opening, then down he goes because he holds the ball too long. Tackles for a loss are a stat of physical dominance at the line. The offensive lineman already has an upper hand on you because he knows that he's going to be going forward. For you to fire off the line, beat them to their spot, and get into the backfield on a consistent basis is a feat not often seen in this sport. The current record for a career is an impressive 113 backfield tackles. To do that in a career seems a bit crazy, but across a seven year campaign that is only 16 a season and I feel like that is something achievable. I never like to aim small though and achievable isn't something I like to aim for. So I'd rather blow it out of the water. In my ideal world, Bjørn would stay loyal to the team that drafted him and repay their trust by shattering that record. 140 tackles for a loss before he hangs it up would be an awesome goal to aim for. Perhaps a little unrealistic and pushing it too far, but I like a challenge and breaking it in such convincing fashion would be absolutely incredible.
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