06-23-2022, 12:50 AM
(06-22-2022, 03:31 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Carl Lawson had 8.5 sacks on 477 defensive snaps as a part time player rookie. He has never reached that total again.
Carlos Dunlap had 9.5 sacks on 587 defensive snaps as a part time player rookie. He only reached that total again once in 11 years.
Wallace Gilberry had 6.5 sacks on 309 defensive snaps in 2012 and 7.5 sacks on 509 defensive snaps in 2013, both as a rotational situational pass rusher. As a full time starter in 2014 he had 1.5 sacks on 826 defensive snaps.
Trey Hendrickson had 13.5 sacks, 12 TFL, 25 QB Hits on 558 snaps in 2020 as a rotational part time starter.
Trey Hendrickson had 14.0 sacks, 12 TFL, 27 QB Hits on 717 snaps in 2021 as a full time starter.
You can't just project guys like that. More snaps don't automatically mean you get more pass rushing stats. It means you have less rest, more wear and tear, guys get to see your moves more, you have to play the run more, you have to play in non-pass-rushing-ideal downs and situations more.
Part time players are often pass rush specialists. So they play a lot more on passing downs. As they become more full time players they often do not really increase the number of passing downs they play. Most of the extra snaps they are playing are against the run.
It also works the same way with NTs that just play mostly un running downs. D-linemen don't usually get a tackle on a pass play unless it is a sack. So NTs that just play mostly running downs will have a higher ratio of tackles to snaps played.
PFF subscribers can tell us exactly how many of Hill's and Ogunjobi's snaps were against runs and how many against passes.
