What is up with Hendrickson?

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(01-30-2023, 05:40 PM)BRM13 Wrote: A related point. I saw on NFLN that in each of  last two seasons, Hendrickson led the NFL in QB pressure rate (something like 24%).  So, it depends on what you think is 'productive'; sacks are one measure, but I'd guess a lot of defensive coordinators use pressures, too.  So, if the report I saw was accurate, then he has been elite at exactly what Anarumo wants.

Every time someone brings up pressures being great and sacks aren't necessary, I bring this up....



...sacks are worth so incredibly much more than any pressure. You lose yards, you lose a down, your QB takes a hit, your QB can fumble. It takes 5.75 hits/hurries to equal 1 sack.

The Bengals were 29th in sacks in 2022, and sure enough, they kept giving a one-legged QB all day long. The idea that you don't need sacks if you get some pressures just doesn't ever pan out.

The Super Bowl this year is the #1 sack team vs the #2 sack team. Protect your good QB, and sack the opposing QB.