TheOak

Yes and no... Watch old games of Drew under pressure, he stepped up into the pocket and let it collapse in the back of him, I have heard many an analyst (hate referencing analysts) comment on how good he is at stepping up into the pocket and taking the hit to stay on target.

This season more than most others we seem the pocket collapsing around the rear of the pocket but when drew steps up, instead of 3-4 feet he has only 1-2 feet and that's a lot shorter than the wingspan of an NFL player.

Look at it from another angle, have you ever seen our RBs get nailed behind the line of scrimmage as much as you have seen it this year? Same logic, the defense resets the LoS 1-2 yards in the back field instead of us resetting it 1-2 yards on their side.


Watch how strange the numbers get. (assumption being that a blitz is the most pressure)

9 INTs when not being blitzed
1 INT when being blitzed

14 sackes when Blitzed
16 sacks when not being blitzed

QBR when not blitzed 101.1
QBR when being blitzed 112.9

Players stay back to block when there is a blitz, when there isnt its the line that isn't protecting him.

Now this will blow your mind.
Drew Brees Completion % with 2.5 sec or less in the pocket - 77.5% #1 in the NFL
Drew Brees average time to Pass Attempt 2.64s 17th in the NFL
Drew Brees average time to sack 3.63s only 2 QBS have shorter times Brady and Manning


Oops sorry I lost track. I ran the numbers before but need to run them again. As i remember it drew is hit/sacked more by LB than any DEs. That points to DLP.