When it comes to assessing a playerβs contribution to a game, stats are the easiest and least time-consuming means of generating a report. But, stats are the most misleading method of assessing a playerβs performance, especially for defensive lineman. Tackles and sacks canβt be taken into consideration without context, which makes it especially difficult to gauge a players contribution unless one is willing to watch an entire game.
This is never truer than the performance of Markham, Ontarioβs Julien Laurent in the week three matchup between Georgia State and Penn State.
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