Carl Lawson and Pass Rush Win Rate

[Nicomo Cosca]

(05-09-2020, 01:29 PM)fredtoast Wrote: 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.

And if pressure causes the QB to throw a pick it can be even better than a sack.