Quote:The thing is, I don't know that this is true. It simply can't. A quick eye-test tells us we went from a blitz-avert to blitz-heavy defense as the season went on. I don't think anyone will argue that point, right?

 

Quote:I remember reading in a few blog blurbs from O'Halloran and DiRocco that the number of blitzes was increasing in the latter third of the season. 

 

I think O'Halloran would list the number of blitzes and how many rushers were sent on them.  You may want to search through Monday postings in his blog. 

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The Jaguars’ defense rushed at least five players on 183 of 687 drop-backs (26.6 percent, up from 12.9 percent last year). They blitzed on 24.2 percent of the drop-backs in the first eight games and 28.9 percent in the second eight games.