07-08-2019, 01:53 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 interesting and I like it. There are so many variables involved on defence that the basic stats we typically look at don't really tell you the whole story. It would be interesting to see stats that account for some of these 'intangibles'.
