(08-13-2017 03:01 PM)Rocco Wrote:  Just for reference:

2007- 10 sacks
2008- 24 sacks
2009- 49 sacks
2010- 19 sacks
2011- 19 sacks
2012- 14 sacks
2013- 31 sacks
2014- 34 sacks
2015- 22 sacks
2016- 10 sacks

You don't want to have anything in common with the 2007 defense.

There's a lot that can lead to a high number of sacks. Did we get off to big lead forcing them to pass to score quickly? Did did we have the lead late in the game forcing to abandon the run? If teams aren't passing against us it's hard to rack up sacks.

The biggest reason last year was that teams ran the ball more than they passed against us. We couldn't really pin our ears back and go after the QB because of that.

If these guys can turn this around we could be very competitive. We have some studs. They need to stay healthy and we need six or 7 guys we can rotate in to keep fresh legs.