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I thought of replying to the long, raging lunacy of the other thread on D and decided against it.
1.0 Sacks yesterday. I wonder if that was almost by design. They had no trouble flushing the QB out of the pocket with minimal rushers.
Think about what Bill said and weigh the idea: did we apply just the right pressure to get a result better than a sack?
From Mike Nolan after the game:
1.0 Sacks yesterday. I wonder if that was almost by design. They had no trouble flushing the QB out of the pocket with minimal rushers.
Think about what Bill said and weigh the idea: did we apply just the right pressure to get a result better than a sack?
Transcript: Bill Belichick Conference CallQ: As an offense are you willing to trade a quarterback sack for a 25- 30 yard completion. Is that a good trade in your mind?
BB:I think that's one thing about Mike [Martz's] offense, they've always been able to overcome that. They've been able to overcome a 2nd and 20 or a 3rd and 15 because of their efficiency in throwing the ball down the field. 3rd and 10 is no big deal to them. They get those 20-yard in cuts to beat 3rd and 18 or 3rd and 6. They are going to pick it up either way. I think that's the offense. They score 30 points a couple weeks and throw for 300 plus yards and the running back's running good. It's a lot to defend and yeah the defense makes a couple plays here and there, but they are making a lot of play on offense to offset it and that's the trade off.
From Mike Nolan after the game:
New England Patriots 30 - San Francisco 49ers 21: PostgameQuotes - Niners Nation“I know we brought pressure. It’s a good example of getting five sacks. (I know) how excited people get about sacks and how they think they’re directly related to winning. That should give you a great example that it really isn’t. To win is all about having more points than the other team. It gets down to staying on the field offensively on third down and getting off on defense, and a lot of other things but it’s never one area.”
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