RussJames
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As most 'Hawks fans know, Danny Quinn and Pete Carroll prefer using a lot of rotation on the D-line, therefor the typical "sack" stat
doesn't really say a lot about a players total sack production in our squad. Michael Bennett, our sack leader this year, ended the regular
season tied at 29th in the NFL with 8.5 sacks, but played only about half the amount of snaps as guys like Mario Williams (13 sacks) and
Jared Allen (11.5 sacks). That got me wondering, how would guys like Bennett or Avril rank against the top pass rushers when looking
at Snaps Per Sacks, as opposed to just total sacks.
Now, of course sacks aren't everything when rating a player. QB pressures, hurries, TFLs, passes deflected etc. all obviously factor into how
you rate a player. I'm not rating the players, just using a different method to look at the sack stat.
Here's a list of the top 14 defenders in Snaps Per Sacks, with 8 or more sacks on the season.
SNAPS PER SACK
1.) 43.1 - Robert Mathis
2.) 43.7 - Robert Quinn
3.) 58.2 - Greg Hardy
4.) 58.6 - Elvis Dumervil
5.) 60.3 - Jerry Hughes
6.) 63.3 - Justin Houston
7.) 65.3 - Charles Johnson
8.) 67.5 - Aldon Smith
9.) 67.9 - Jason Hatcher
10.) 69.3 - Cliff Avril
11.) 69.3 - Ziggy Ansah
12.) 69.7 - Junior Gallette
13.) 70.6 - Michael Bennett
14.) 71.8 - Cameron Jordan
Mario Williams, who ended the regular season in 4th with 13 sacks, took 77 snaps to get a sack. Chandler Jones
ended the season tied for 7th with 11.5 sacks but took 98 snaps per sack.
doesn't really say a lot about a players total sack production in our squad. Michael Bennett, our sack leader this year, ended the regular
season tied at 29th in the NFL with 8.5 sacks, but played only about half the amount of snaps as guys like Mario Williams (13 sacks) and
Jared Allen (11.5 sacks). That got me wondering, how would guys like Bennett or Avril rank against the top pass rushers when looking
at Snaps Per Sacks, as opposed to just total sacks.
Now, of course sacks aren't everything when rating a player. QB pressures, hurries, TFLs, passes deflected etc. all obviously factor into how
you rate a player. I'm not rating the players, just using a different method to look at the sack stat.
Here's a list of the top 14 defenders in Snaps Per Sacks, with 8 or more sacks on the season.
SNAPS PER SACK
1.) 43.1 - Robert Mathis
2.) 43.7 - Robert Quinn
3.) 58.2 - Greg Hardy
4.) 58.6 - Elvis Dumervil
5.) 60.3 - Jerry Hughes
6.) 63.3 - Justin Houston
7.) 65.3 - Charles Johnson
8.) 67.5 - Aldon Smith
9.) 67.9 - Jason Hatcher
10.) 69.3 - Cliff Avril
11.) 69.3 - Ziggy Ansah
12.) 69.7 - Junior Gallette
13.) 70.6 - Michael Bennett
14.) 71.8 - Cameron Jordan
Mario Williams, who ended the regular season in 4th with 13 sacks, took 77 snaps to get a sack. Chandler Jones
ended the season tied for 7th with 11.5 sacks but took 98 snaps per sack.