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Pressure Points: Which New England defenders have done the best job of getting after the quarterback through five games? 10.11.11 at 12:59 pm ET
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According to official NFL gamebooks, opposing quarterbacks have 194 dropbacks against the Patriots through five games this season, and have been hit by New England defenders a total of 23 times, to go along with eight sacks (tied for 24th in the league). Here’s a breakdown of who has been getting to the quarterback for the Patriots through five games:

Quarterback hits:
Defensive end/linebacker Mark Anderson: Five
Linebacker Dane Fletcher: Four
Defensive lineman Vince Wilfork: Three
Defensive lineman Myron Pryor: Three
Linebacker Rob Ninkovich: Three
Defensive end Andre Carter: Two
Defensive lineman Shaun Ellis: One
Defensive lineman Gerard Warren: One
Defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth: One
Safety Pat Chung: One

Sacks:
Anderson: 3.5
Ninkovich: 1.5
Chung: One
Carter: 0.5
Wilfork: 0.5
Pryor: 0.5
Mike Wright: 0.5

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  • Paul Dion

    Individual sack totals are a misleading figure if taken by themselves. Sacks are are for the most part a group and coordinated effort by all the people rushing the quarterback. For example if one defensive linesmen requires a double team which creates a mismatch or a hole elsewhere for a rushing linebacker who sacks the quarterback, who had the most influence on the sack. The untouched linebacker or the double teamed defensive lineman? Plus they don’t give points for sacks. Only touchdowns, safeties and field goals. And the team with the most points wins all the time.

  • PVS53

    The Pats have a very good team as a whole. If they want to be a great team this year, they have to create more pressure on the QB. Ranked 24th in the NFL in sacks will not get the Pats very far in the post season. The post season teams with their efficent QB’s will score at will against a team that can not put consistent pressure on the QB. If the Pats are to become a serious threat in the post season, they need to be one of the top 12 teams in sacks. They have the offense that can out score any team, but lack a defense that can stop post season teams.

  • RobDX

    PV, not true. Sacks don’t mean pressure. Hits, and Pressures mean more as a stat. Haynes and Fork require double teams which let other DT adn DEs at least get in the face of QBs and if they don’t get a sack, they can cause an incomplete pass adn a 3rd and out. Notice that there were less sakcs and more 3 and outs. 3 and outs are more.

  • PVS53

    Hey RobDX, Sanchez sucks with the passing game and the 3 and outs against the Jets were not a shock. The three and outs in the first four games were very few. The better the QB the less three and outs. Sacks are important! They remind the QB that he is going to get hit. It affects his mental thinking going to the line and remembering the hit he just took. It forces the QB to make mistakes even if he is not about to get hit. QB’s that get sacked will hurry the pass and make more mistakes. Just ask Brady when he was getting sacked at will in the last post season game he played.

  • Tom

    Too bad about Myron Pryor

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