The Buckeyes ranked 107th in the country in Adjusted
Sack Rate on offense, while Clemson's defense ranked 15th.
Key stat No. 6: Texas A&M's defense has a 15.8 percent
sack rate on passing downs, 10th in the country.
Not exact matches
They take out your run game
on standard downs, then light up your quarterback
on passing downs (eighth in Adj.
Sack Rate).
But the numbers above — 112th in opportunity
rate, 87th in power success, 124th in stuff
rate, 97th in passing downs
sack rate — can not be pinned entirely
on the skill position guys.
They gave up
sacks on only 1.3 percent of their passing - downs pass attempts, the lowest
rate in the country.
It did pretty well last year despite the walk -
ons, ranking 22nd in Adj. Line Yards (though dismal in short - yardage) and 52nd in Adj.
Sack Rate.
WMU was reasonably efficient
on standard downs (37th in standard downs success
rate) but played pretty passive, inefficient ball
on passing downs; the Broncos»
sack rate was actually higher
on standard downs (6.2 percent) than passing downs (5.3 percent), which isn't supposed to happen.
That creates a lot of passing downs, and while Rudock and junior receiver Tevaun Smith (22 catches, 301 yards, 9.1 yards per target
on passing downs) have bailed themselves out, Tennessee's got a vicious pass rush, one that ranks fifth in the country in Adjusted
Sack Rate.
But there were no Oregon players
on the list, which is a shame because the Ducks are the only team in the Top Five in both Adj. Line Yards (a run - blocking measure) and Adj.
Sack Rate (predictably, a pass - blocking measure).
Whereas Driskel took
sacks on 13 percent of his pass attempts, Murphy's
sack rate is only 5 percent.
Before the
sack, Richardson's performance against Clowney is an offer any NFL GM would spend first - round money
on: when applied
on roughly one - third of called offensive plays in a single game, Tiny Richardson can nullify a premier pass - rushing defensive end with single coverage with a 95.4 percent success
rate in clinical trials.
Pitt could absolutely win three of four to finish and win a tie - breaker at 5 - 2 (meaning they would get to a BCS bowl at a smoking 7 - 5; or to put it another way, they can overcome Graham's injury because the Big East is semi-awful), but losing Graham obviously puts quite a bit more pressure
on quarterback Tino Sunseri, who has been getting
sacked at break - neck
rates this year.
The Noles rank 84th in passing - downs
sack rate allowed, but when Francois gets a pass off
on PDs, he's nearly perfect: 18 of 26, 282 yards, no picks.
On Standard Downs, they are actually decent against the pass; they rank 53rd in Passing S&P + and 47th in Passing Success Rate + on these downs despite ranking dead last in Adj. Sack Rat
On Standard Downs, they are actually decent against the pass; they rank 53rd in Passing S&P + and 47th in Passing Success
Rate +
on these downs despite ranking dead last in Adj. Sack Rat
on these downs despite ranking dead last in Adj.
Sack Rate.
LSU's offense currently ranks 116th in
sack rate, and while some of that is almost certainly
on Mettenberger, line play has not been up to par.
When a defense is so much better
on passing downs, you assume there's a good pass rush, but Miami ranked only 113th in passing downs
sack rate.
Defenses are also getting after the passer much better than last year,
sacking quarterbacks
on 6.5 percent of dropbacks (up from 5.8 percent); that's the second - highest
sack rate since 2006.
His
sacking might not have come as a major shock, given his side's recent form, but the praise lavished
on him by managers all over the league this afternoon shows just how highly his opponents
rated him.
Adjusted
Sack Rate adds adjustments for opponent quality, as well as down and distance (
sacks are more common
on third down, especially third - and - long).
I thought about going back inside and explaining that interest
rates on student loans are low and that he needed to invest in himself and his education, that he need not
sack groceries for the rest of his life (unless that was what he wanted).
Paul Rudd is Ant Man; Richard Linklater
on «Before Midnight's» fight scene; why stars we dig often work with stars we despise; «G.B.F.» was
rated R for being gay; «Her» and the sad -
sack sensitive man.