11-02-2018, 05:11 PM
Here are some blitz numbers for the Bengals defense the last 4 years under Guenther. I don't have a "ranking" for total blitzes because PFO splits the blitz numbers into "rush 5" and "rush 6+".
Remember that if a 4-3 defense has to blitz a lot to get pressure then they are in trouble. For a 4-3 to be successful they have to be able to get decent pressure with just the front four.
RUSH 5 rank
'15....31st
'16....32nd
'17....30th
'18....30th
RUSH 6+
'15....10th
'16....18th
'17....24th
'18....23rd
DB BLITZ
'15.... 6th
'16....14th
'17....24th
'18....23rd
TOTAL BLITZ % ("rush 5" plus "rush 6+")
'15....22.7%
'16....19.2%
'17....17.2%
'18....15.2%
Clearly the Bengals have been trending lower in their blitz percentage, but it also looks like the league overall is blitzing less.
Remember that if a 4-3 defense has to blitz a lot to get pressure then they are in trouble. For a 4-3 to be successful they have to be able to get decent pressure with just the front four.
RUSH 5 rank
'15....31st
'16....32nd
'17....30th
'18....30th
RUSH 6+
'15....10th
'16....18th
'17....24th
'18....23rd
DB BLITZ
'15.... 6th
'16....14th
'17....24th
'18....23rd
TOTAL BLITZ % ("rush 5" plus "rush 6+")
'15....22.7%
'16....19.2%
'17....17.2%
'18....15.2%
Clearly the Bengals have been trending lower in their blitz percentage, but it also looks like the league overall is blitzing less.
