07-08-2019, 12:32 PM
(07-08-2019, 12:28 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I heard an interview about the new stats derived from the GPS trackers the players are now wearing. For example they rank players (both rushers and blockers) based on who beats/maintains a block past 2.5 seconds. And they base it on the tracking devices. When a defender is closer to the QB than the blocker he has beaten the block.
This guys aid that their data showed that many sacks were not registered by the first player to get pressure, and in fact the first guy to get pressure actually does more to create the sack. So I predict within a year or so we will have a "first pressure" sack.
BTW Lawson was in the top 3 edge rushers in percent of blocks beaten in 2.5 seconds when he went down with injury.
This is basically what analytics guys have been trying to pitch to the general public for a while. Getting ran into by a QB escaping someone else chasing him doesn't make you a good pass rusher it makes you good at standing at the right place. Obviously it's not always the case but there is a lot more that goes into a sack often times then just the guy who brought him down.
Lawson is very good at winning and I think that data backs up the tape, not just the clip in OP but the all 22 tape.
