05-09-2020, 01:29 PM
(05-08-2020, 06:18 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: Carl Lawson getting pressure but not finishing is similar to Ross getting open but not getting thrown to or dropping the pass.
Gotta finish plays. Pressured QBs still complete passes, throw touchdowns and win games. Sacked QBs don't.
Wrong. When Ross drops a pass we get zero benefit. When Lawson pressures a QB without sacking him the pressure still effects the QBs efficiency. Everyone here has seen the numbers for QBs "under pressure". Even the best see their numbers drop.
So getting pressure that does not result in a sack still has a benefit to the defense.
Of course it is better to finish with a sack, but you can't compare it to a dropped pass which has zero benefit. A better comparison would be a receiver who took a pass 30 yards but couldn't take it all the way for a TD. The TD would be better, but there is still a benefit to a 30 yard completion.
