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“Brees has got a real quick release,” said Bucs starting right defensive end Michael Bennett, who has one sack this season. “He’s one of the best in the NFL. You can’t get to him because he’s so smart and he’s so good at what he does. It’s going to take a lot to get to him this weekend. We have to get it started up front to help the DBs out with the receivers they have. He’s one of those guys like Peyton Manning that rarely gets sacked, so when you get him down it’s like it should count twice.”

Brees has been sacked just 22 times this year despite dropping back to throw 620 times. That’s an average of one sack per 28 attempts. Compare that to Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman, who has only been sacked 25 times this year but only has 448 passing attempts. That’s an average of one sack per 17 attempts.

“He’s very frustrating to sack,” said Bucs defensive end Tim Crowder. “Brees is definitely the wheels on that bus. He drives that offense and if you put another quarterback in there I assure you that you would see a difference. Not a lot of people get sacks on him. He gets the ball away. He’s great with his pocket presence and avoiding the rush. He feels you. He drops his shoulder. That’s why he’s a Pro Bowler and one of the best in the league.

“Brees is definitely a trophy sack. You know how hard it is to get a sack on him. That’s why you have to continue to rush because there be that one time where he holds it and that may be the only time you’ll get that game because everything else is gone quick.”

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