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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Helmets" data-source="post: 397679" data-attributes="member: 4535">Great article:<a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/puttin-on-the-blitz-132669698.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/puttin-on-the-blitz-132669698.html</a>According to this article, Raji has played on 88% of the downs this year.  He is averaging one QB pressure every 51.1 plays.  Last year he averaged a QB pressure every 32.4 plays.  Likewise, Jarius Wynn is second this year with one pressure every 54.2 snaps.  Neither Ryan Pickett (226 plays) or CJ Wilson (100 plays) have a single QB pressure this season.Very interesting that last year, with Cullen Jenkins...Jenkins had a pressure every 16.1 plays and seemed to open up the pass rush for others.  Not only were Raji's numbers better as pointed out above, but Wynn averaged a pressure every 18.1 snaps.Hence, this year, Dom Capers has been forced to blitz more often than ever - with both 5 rushers as well as 6 rushers that he had very rarely used in the past.Great article...read it.</blockquote>

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