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<blockquote data-quote="PackFanInSC" data-source="post: 218197" data-attributes="member: 598"><p>Coincidentally, Shaun Alexander went from league MVP to on the bubble in the 2 years since Steve Hutchinson left for Minnesota. I believe he sees more than just a little difference up front.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The author says that the difference between the elite and the journeyman linemen could be as little as 2 sacks and 5 pressures over the course of a season. That would translate to 10 sacks and 25 pressures a season if you look at the whole 5 players on the line. </p><p></p><p>Translating that out to the 253 games that Brett started as the Packer QB, that would mean that his 438 sacks would increase to 596 (253 games / 16 games a year = 15.8 games a year average times 10 sacks a year - 158 additional sacks). In addition to that, his total number of times being pressured would be increased by 395 times.</p><p></p><p>Could even the indestructible Brett Favre withstand a 36% increase in sacks? At that rate, he would have reached the 438 sacks midway through the 2002 season. More than the sheer number of hits, how many games may he have missed? How many of those extra 395 pressures would have wound up in the wrong hands? How many sacks would have ended sustained drives?</p><p></p><p>Even as disappointing the 2005 season was, our 4-12 record could very well have been very different as we won one of the 4 wins by 3 points and another by 6. Our losses that year included losses of 2, 1, 3, 3, 7 ,3 ,5, and 7 points. A drive-ending sack or pressure leading to an ill-advised throw could very well have led to the record that we had.</p><p></p><p>The article really sounds to me like an ex-player is having sour grapes because he did not cash in like he felt he should when he played. In light of the numbers and the value of the player that the O-line is protecting, I say that you pay the money to get the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PackFanInSC, post: 218197, member: 598"] Coincidentally, Shaun Alexander went from league MVP to on the bubble in the 2 years since Steve Hutchinson left for Minnesota. I believe he sees more than just a little difference up front. The author says that the difference between the elite and the journeyman linemen could be as little as 2 sacks and 5 pressures over the course of a season. That would translate to 10 sacks and 25 pressures a season if you look at the whole 5 players on the line. Translating that out to the 253 games that Brett started as the Packer QB, that would mean that his 438 sacks would increase to 596 (253 games / 16 games a year = 15.8 games a year average times 10 sacks a year - 158 additional sacks). In addition to that, his total number of times being pressured would be increased by 395 times. Could even the indestructible Brett Favre withstand a 36% increase in sacks? At that rate, he would have reached the 438 sacks midway through the 2002 season. More than the sheer number of hits, how many games may he have missed? How many of those extra 395 pressures would have wound up in the wrong hands? How many sacks would have ended sustained drives? Even as disappointing the 2005 season was, our 4-12 record could very well have been very different as we won one of the 4 wins by 3 points and another by 6. Our losses that year included losses of 2, 1, 3, 3, 7 ,3 ,5, and 7 points. A drive-ending sack or pressure leading to an ill-advised throw could very well have led to the record that we had. The article really sounds to me like an ex-player is having sour grapes because he did not cash in like he felt he should when he played. In light of the numbers and the value of the player that the O-line is protecting, I say that you pay the money to get the best. [/QUOTE]
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