Blitzing stats

[Fencer]

Five quarterbacks who thrived -- and five who stunk -- vs. the blitz in 2015

Solid reporting and analysis from, yes, ESPN.

th;dr (Too hating; didn't read):

• Blitzing a lot generally seems like an unsuccessful strategy.
• The Patriots are a leading example of that, on both sides of the ball.

 

[PatsBoy12]

Five quarterbacks who thrived -- and five who stunk -- vs. the blitz in 2015

Solid reporting and analysis from, yes, ESPN.

th;dr (Too hating; didn't read):

• Blitzing a lot generally seems like an unsuccessful strategy.
• The Patriots are a leading example of that, on both sides of the ball.

I saw this yesterday. The stats definitely agree with conventional wisdom. Don't blitz Tom.

 

[Kontradiction]

I saw this yesterday. The stats definitely agree with conventional wisdom. Don't blitz Tom.

You can blitz him. But you have to disguise it extremely well. And, even then, he can still read it, pre-snap, most of the time. Just one of the reasons why he's the GOAT.