2023 Sacks vs 2024

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Tennessee was one of the best pass rush teams in the country last year, recording 41 cumulative sacks or 3.15 sacks per game.

This year, our sack numbers have been down a bit. In 12 games we have recorded 29 sacks or 2.42 per game. This is still good for #16 nationally and #7 in the sec. So we aren't bad at getting sacks per se but we clearly aren't as prolific as other sec teams, notably Ole Miss, Florida and South Carolina.

This is not a critique of the defensive line. We still are top 5 in the country in tackles for a loss and have one of the best pass defenses in the country.

My question is why do you think our sack numbers are a little down this year?

My working theories include:
A) Teams have adjusted their game plans against us after last year and emphasize quick passing game and running the football
B) Teams we play just aren't big passing teams
C) Banks is not bringing extra rushers on passing downs as much this year because we can rely on our pass coverage more this year.

What do you think? Again, our defense is one of the best in the country so this is more of an academic question, but do think we need to dial up some more pressure packages on passing downs if we play Georgia again.
 
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Teams are throwing it less often against us. 29.2 this year as opposed to 31.8. It feels like teams are probably doing more quick hitters than they did last year, though I don’t have the stats to verify for sure either way. But the yards per attempt have dropped from 6.97 to 6.12. Also I wonder if last year we racked up more sacks against the lower level teams, I know for instance we dominated Kent State but didn’t get a sack. We also didn’t get many conference teams into a situation where they had to throw it and the DL could just pin their ears back. I think it’s a combination of things.
 
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I have so many sacks, I can't count them all. Mostly from Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, a few from Food Coops. I often take some with me to use instead of the plastic bags at Walmart and Kroger. Does that count?
 
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barney said:
Tennessee was one of the best pass rush teams in the country last year, recording 41 cumulative sacks or 3.15 sacks per game.

This year, our sack numbers have been down a bit. In 12 games we have recorded 29 sacks or 2.42 per game. This is still good for #16 nationally and #7 in the sec. So we aren't bad at getting sacks per se but we clearly aren't as prolific as other sec teams, notably Ole Miss, Florida and South Carolina.

This is not a critique of the defensive line. We still are top 5 in the country in tackles for a loss and have one of the best pass defenses in the country.

My question is why do you think our sack numbers are a little down this year?

My working theories include:
A) Teams have adjusted their game plans against us after last year and emphasize quick passing game and running the football
B) Teams we play just aren't big passing teams
C) Banks is not bringing extra rushers on passing downs as much this year because we can rely on our pass coverage more this year.

What do you think? Again, our defense is one of the best in the country so this is more of an academic question, but do think we need to dial up some more pressure packages on passing downs if we play Georgia again.
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Holding James Pearce all game long and refs not stepping up to do their jobs
 
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We relied too much on the line and the dbs, didn't bring extra guys nearly as often and weren't nearly as creative with it. We had the good fortune of playing poor and mediocre qbs most of the year; but it cost us badly against Georgia.
 
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barney said:
Tennessee was one of the best pass rush teams in the country last year, recording 41 cumulative sacks or 3.15 sacks per game.

This year, our sack numbers have been down a bit. In 12 games we have recorded 29 sacks or 2.42 per game. This is still good for #16 nationally and #7 in the sec. So we aren't bad at getting sacks per se but we clearly aren't as prolific as other sec teams, notably Ole Miss, Florida and South Carolina.

This is not a critique of the defensive line. We still are top 5 in the country in tackles for a loss and have one of the best pass defenses in the country.

My question is why do you think our sack numbers are a little down this year?

My working theories include:
A) Teams have adjusted their game plans against us after last year and emphasize quick passing game and running the football
B) Teams we play just aren't big passing teams
C) Banks is not bringing extra rushers on passing downs as much this year because we can rely on our pass coverage more this year.

What do you think? Again, our defense is one of the best in the country so this is more of an academic question, but do think we need to dial up some more pressure packages on passing downs if we play Georgia again.
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What are our pressure numbers? That's the priority anyway. 1 pressures, 2 sacks
 
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Pearce has missed a ton of sacks this year where was headed 100 mph towards the QB who simply sidestepped and used his speed against him.
 
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