Carl Lawson posts cryptic tweet

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(03-05-2021, 09:12 PM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: Pressures are good, they show that the DE is likely doing a good job of getting off of blocks. I think that  what's difficult for fans is that we don't have all of the pressure data in front of us. The very definition of a pressure can be subjective. We aren't sure if there were any pressures yielded by way of the OT knowing that the play was a bubble screen to the other side of the field and only blocking for a moment, for instance. We don't know the average yards per play or completion percentage(vs. neutral) on plays where Lawson is credited for a pressure. If you go back and look at those pressures and you see a bunch of interceptions or forced fumbles, but no sacks, that becomes a very compelling argument. If you see a bunch of quick dink and dunk passes where the OT just stops blocking, that too could be a compelling argument.

The problem is that we just can't see it. A sack is easy to see and it looks nice on a highlight reel. I'm sure that an NFL team could do very thorough, deep dive analysis. 

The big difference between the two is a sack is a definitive loss of yardage and a waste of a down for the offense.  A Hurry/Pressure/Hit is a possible waste of a down.  The QB could always stare down the gun barrel and deliver a strike or move off his spot and complete the pass anyways.  A lot of that depends on the QB and the quality of his offensive weapons.  Some QB's fold under pressure while we've all watched Ben Roethlisberger kill us with the scramble drill for years.  

Thing with Lawson is, Spotrac credits him with an average of 1.57 Hurries/game over the last 2 years.  Profootball Reference credits him with 32 QB Hits last year, which is two per game.  So, on average, 1.5-2 throws a game he's affecting with pressure.