Sacks + QB Hits allowed, 2014

[TonyN]

Luck also throws on average 600+ times a season. Cam barely hits 500 a season. Even though Cam has played a full 14 games more than Luck, Luck has thrown almost as many passes (Cams over 1900 attempts through 4 seasons Lucks at 1800 through 3 seasons) that's why those numbers are skewed. We don't throw a whole lot.

 

Last season the Colts attempted a league leading 661 passes and took a sack or QB hit on 136 of those dropbacks...so 20.6% of their attempts resulted in a sack or QB hit.

 

Meanwhile, the Panthers attempted 545 passes (essentially the league average) and took a sack or QB hit on 105 of those dropbacks...or 19.3%.

[Frizzy350]

Gotta also factor in pass attempts.

 

We attempt to pass the ball WAY WAY less than Miami, Detroit and Indy.

 

The Dolphins oline is dogshit though.  I mean it is god freaking awful.

[TonyN]

Holy cow look at Oakland playing pretend with the playoff teams.

 

Obviously these numbers cannot be taken as a simple linear interpretation as to the pass blocking skills of an offensive line, but they are suggestive. In any event here are last years playoff teams and their Sack + QB Hit percentage per pass attempt on the season:

 

1.) Seattle 29.3% 

2.) Detroit 22.5%

3.) Arizona 21.7%

4.) Indianapolis 20.6%

5.) Carolina 19.3%

6.) NE  17.7%

7.) GB  17.5%

8.) Dal  17.4%

9.) PIT  15.5%

10.) Cin 14.1%

11.) BAL 13.5%

12.) Den  9.7%

[TonyN]

Gotta also factor in pass attempts.

 

We attempt to pass the ball WAY WAY less than Miami, Detroit and Indy.

 

The Dolphins oline is dogshit though.  I mean it is god freaking awful.

 

The sack + QB Hit percentages for DET and INDY have already been given...Tannehill was Sacked or Hit on 24.2% of his dropbacks last season. The Miami offensive line is indeed, very poor. 

 

That being said, Tannehill threw for over 4,000 yards and 27 TD's and finished 5th in the NFL in completion (66.4) percentage and had a very respectable 92.8 passer rating. It looks very much like he has turned a corner...

[TonyN]

You do realize inflation counts, right? Luck and Stafford have 20 more passing attempts than Cam. Of course they're higher on the list.

 

That's why I broke down the playoff teams in terms of percentages.

[TonyN]

Miami's offense was nothing but bubble screens and 5-10 yard passes. Let's not pat him on the back yet. Dolphin fans aren't exactly happy with him down here.

 

On passes of over 10 yards in the air last season:

 

Tannehill 77 of 173

Newton  75 of 173

[Fox007]

On passes of over 10 yards in the air last season:

 

Tannehill 77 of 173

Newton  75 of 173

 

You're gonna have a hard time convincing people who only watch the Panthers that other players in the NFL got game...even tho we had a losing record clearly our guys are the best.

[CelticCat]

That's why I broke down the playoff teams in terms of percentages.

 

Good stuff Tony. Took me awhile to figure that out though. Den only 12th, Doh.

[TonyN]

You're gonna have a hard time convincing people who only watch the Panthers that other players in the NFL got game...even tho we had a losing record clearly our guys are the best.

 

Very soon Bridgewater and Tannehill are going to join Luck, Wilson and Kaepernick as names that tighten Huddle sphincters. I wouldn't bet against Carr or Bortles down the line, either. 

[Fox007]

Tannehill is the type of QB who puts up 'efficient' numbers but when you see him play live you ask yourself: "how"?

 

If Cam threw for 3TDs and 400 yards in each of the games he missed he'd still have worse #'s than Tennehill did last year so I wonder what that means for non Panther fans who watch Cam play....

[Car123]

Stats of first 11 games of the season?

[TonyN]

Miami also has (well, had) two guys who can make a break for it after getting a reception... we don't. Wallace, alone, took two five-yard receptions for 60+ yards.

 

Except he didn't.

 

Mike Wallace's longest reception last year was for 50 yards. He had 10 receptions of more than 20 yards and had 251 TOTAL YAC on the season. He averaged 12.9 yards a catch.

 

Kelvin Benjamin's longest reception was for 51 yards. He had 14 receptions of more than 20 yards and had 173 YAC and averaged 13.8 yards a catch. 

 

Miami's number 2, Jarvis Landry averaged a whopping 9.0 yards a catch with a season long of 25 yards.

 

Want to talk tight-ends??? 

 

I am sure you think Charles Clay is better than Greg Olsen...

[CelticCat]

You're gonna have a hard time convincing people who only watch the Panthers that other players in the NFL got game...even tho we had a losing record clearly our guys are the best.

 

I think its about trying to give these stats more context than saying our guys our the best. People slam Shula for being conservative but look who we have as down field threats. The year we draft Benji we cut Smitty. Our big downfield threat to stretch the field is Ginn, a guy who apparently can't catch on as a starting WR with any other team except us it seems. We simply don't have the talent at T or WR to be chucking it 40-50 times a game. Not to mention the money we've invested to RUN the ball.

[Fox007]

And yet, if you asked Dolphin fans if they'd trade Tannehill for Cam they'd say 'yes' in a heartbeat. Like I said, he's the type of QB you just have to watch in order to see why Miami fans don't see him as their savior despite having very solid numbers.

 

Yea there are people who don't think Cam is the savior here so I'm sure you say to them what you say to those Cam doubters....right? Or can any ole person throw for 27,4k,66 with a poo OL?