Besides Watt, D-line simply just not getting done this year

[76Texan]

And don't forget that Pass Batted Down is also a QB disruption; especially for us.

We have had a bunch of INTs off those deflected passes.

They are even bigger than a sack that forces a fumble when they are returned for a TD or go a long way.

[76Texan]

I honestly don't see how with 30 sacks and some 20 passes batted down at the LOS that we can be ranked that low.

If that's the case then we would see QBs with a 50% completion percentage as the norm in the NFL.

[76Texan]

Per NFL.com, an average NFL team allowed nearly 52 Hits.

We allowed 50, meaning our OL is just slightly above average in this category.
But we allowed fewer sacks than the norm.
Schaub's passes aren't batted down much.
And he's doing a good job getting the ball out early.

He certainly doesn't contribute to the opponents' disruption.

That makes it harder to understand those numbers from PFF.

[76Texan]

Lance Z shows some numbers a few days ago on his blog.
He said he got them from a friend at PFF.

It shows Barwin with 10 Hits and Reed with 7.
He doesn't show the number for Watt.

AdvNFL stats shows Barwin with 13 and Reed with 6.
Watt had 30.

I'm pretty sure our eyes alone could see that Watt has had more QB Hits than Barwin and Reed combined.

I'm pretty sure our eyes have seen the Ninja and Mitchell and others putting a hit on the QB, including our other linemen, LBs, and guys in the secondary on blitzes.

The number from PFF on QB Hits simply can't hold true now, can it?

[76Texan]

Here's something I stumble on checking out how they define QB Hurries.

Read this short piece and watch the video.

http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/10/1...l-focus-review

If they define that as a QB Hurry, I can guarantee you the Texans average a whole lot more than 10 QB Hurries per game.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by Fiddler

Regardless what the numbers said, the Falcons got after Drew Brees.

No they didn't.
I finish watching the game on NFL Rewind.
For the most part, Brees had a LOT of time in the pocket.
The Saints had a gazillion of pass attempts deep.

Brees was sacked twice, both times off the right edge.

On the first one, the RT was really late and basically stood up way too high like a statue. Brees had plenty of room to step up, but he wasn't aware of the pass rush. He was getting ready to get set to throw the ball and Abraham came in just past the 2-sec mark. (And Abraham is a good veterean.)

On the second one, the RT was hindered by his own man, the RB.
The edge guy didn't get to Brees until after the 3-sec mark.

Other than that, Brees had 4 or more seconds in the pocket at least 70% of the time.

That never happened with Stafford.

[stingray]

Pass rush totally showed up today. J.J., Antonio and Mercilus blew it up today. Hope it continues.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by stingray

Pass rush totally showed up today. J.J., Antonio and Mercilus blew it up today. Hope it continues.

Mad props to Don Quiote.......

I was wondering if he heard that, after the first Ninja sack that was negated because of the penalty.

The second time he added the Ninja star throw I thought so no one would confuse him for don Quiote.

But yes, Antonio had a big game today & I think that's what we need to get the outside going.

[Fili]

D-line did good today. Busted through the O-line numerous times. Hopefully we can push this through to the Patriots game next week.