01-10-2021, 12:03 PM
(01-10-2021, 11:41 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Sack percentage can be a bit deceptive, when determining the quality of the OL pass blocking. For example when Palmer was with the Raiders, Palmer wasn't very mobile or much of a threat to run. His MO is to quickly get set, get through his read progressions, and get the ball out as quickly as possible. Whereas if you have a mobile, athletic QB, they like to hold the ball a little longer, wait for something to develop or a running lane to open. Even with elite talent on the OL, NFL defenders are going to get through after 4-5 secpmds/
I 100% agree that sack numbers can be very deceptive. ProFootballReference lists "pressure%" for defenses but not for offenses. But even those number can be deceptive if all a team does is dink-and-dunk in the passing game.
However, looking at the 2012 Raiders it appears that Palmer was trying to push the ball down the field a lot. The players that ranked #1, #3, and #4 on the team in targets were all WRs with horrible catch% and high average per reception.
Denarius Moore..............114 tgt.....44.7 catch%.....14.5 avg
Darrius Heyward-Bey....... 80 tgt.....51.3 catch%.....14.8 avg
Rod Streater................... 74 tgt.....52.7 catch%......15.0 avg
