(04-27-2020, 10:51 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(04-27-2020, 09:08 AM)TheDogCatcher Wrote: Explain this analytics. Why is CB more important than Edge rusher?

It's a lot harder to find a shut down corner in a pass happy era of football. Since CB and WR are pretty much mono e mono it's just as important to have a guy that can shut down one side of the football field. The term "coverage sack" was coined for a reason. 

It can't be a coincidence that Ngakoue's and Campbell's sacks went down when Ramsey was no longer apart of the line up and picture. The positions all correlate of course. But it was pretty clear three years ago that our secondary play was absolutely allowing a ton of coverage sacks. 

For an edge rusher you have to consider that there's more opportunities to scheme against them as well. Chip blocks, solid LT or RT play, G's that can get around the edge and pop them, a FB or RB that can pass block and stone wall a defender. 

The only way you can really get after a stout CB is by running pick plays and you can only run so many of those before the stripes start calling pass interference. Even the top offenses like New England and Kansas City that made the pick play popular over the past few years (Can throw Manning into that mix between his time with the clots and Broncos) they eventually get called out for it.

I agree that the loss of Ramsey definitely impacted our Dline. But I think the Pectoral injury to Dareus had way more of an impact than people realize. Not just from pushing the pocket, & eating up blockers in the middle to free up Yan, Josh Allen & Calais on the edges. But because without him our run defense went back to 2017 pre-Dareus trade levels. The book was out on us (especially after the Panthers game) that we couldn't stop the run in the A & B gaps. Getting road graded by an Offensive line wears you down as a Dlinemen and you have less energy on 3rd downs to get after the QB. Also when you play from behind on the scoreboard, the other team will run more and you get less opportunities to pass rush and rack up sacks. 3rd & 1 vs. 3rd & 10 & even 3rd & 5 to an extent is a HUGE difference in terms of the tendency to call pass plays. I'm glad we signed Woods & drafted Hamilton to try and address NT which has been a HUGE need for us since Knighton left (Dareus trade not-withstanding of course)

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