12-06-2019, 05:44 PM
(12-06-2019, 05:41 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Yep. Traditionally, pressures aren't counted in statistics. All that's counted are tackles, TFLs, sacks, PBUs, INTs, FFs.
Pressures are good but aren't as good as any of the above stats because it means you only got close but not close enough.
Meh, the analytics guy in me disagrees. Pressures are a better true indicator of pass rush success than sacks. Sacks are as much a stat of opportunity and luck as it is to effectiveness. There are many sacks where the pressure, or simply bad pocket awareness, ran the QB into the defender with little accomplished by said defender. The other thing is pressures often force bad throws that directly result in interceptions. To be fair though, the analytics community values tackles for loss a lot more than the general public and front offices so it is what it is.
The analytics community values sacks more than the general public but to the premise of this discussion, yes he was shutout.
