Everybody gets all caught up with the number of Sacks a Defensive Lineman or Linebacker is able to garner in a game or over the course of a season. Truth be told, SACKS are SEXY, but they don't tell the whole story. Sometimes, a Defensive Lineman does everything right and is just a mini-second late in getting to the QB and is thus denied the QB Sack. Yet, due to the Defensive Lineman's pass rush, the QB has to hurry his throw and that leads to either an incomplete pass attempt or even a turnover, both of which are considered valued stats. So you might say that QB Hurries are under-appreciated and maybe they should not be since they are probably just as important as a QB Sack in terms of their effect on the opposing QB. 

 

I was somewhat surprised when I found out how well the Jags did in this under-appreciated stat. Perhaps you will be too.

 

Here are QB Hurries per team for the 2016 Season. Note the Jags are 5th in the League above the Texans and the Broncos, two teams thought to be elite Defensive Teams in the NFL.

 

https://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats...ries/2016/

 

Here are the QB Hurries by Player and note the Jags Players and where they rank. It may surprise you. 

 

https://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats...ries/2016/

 

Much like Blake Bortles, Dante Fowler Jr., has been the subject of a lot of disappointment, but if you look at his QB Hurries, he is ahead of Jadeveon Clowney of the Texans.

 

I am even more excited about the prospect of Ngakoue, Fowler and Jackson, being joined by Campbell and Smoot.

 

Smoot is a player that it is said he will generate much more hurries than sacks, and if you look at our other DEs, he certainly is in good company.

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