Bryan Bresee is 2nd in NFL in sacks for DTs

platinumvinnyv said
Does the coaching have to do with it, I remember hearing that it seems like Allen was trying create pressure by using exotic line looks. How does those stats account for stunts and twist where 1 line man is trying free up another lineman. I would assume like the stat tracker is assuming that everyone just crash forward like high school football.

On PFF, Bresee (and other DL players) will get credit for pressures (and other traditional pass rush stats) whether they had to beat a blocker or not, but they also get tracked on how often they can win whenever they do engage with a blocker, even if it doesn't result in a pressure. Bresee had 324 total pass rush snaps, of which 295 was him rushing to beat a blocker in front of him (so 29 may have been stunts/screens/etc). Bresee only won against his blocker on 14 out of 295 snaps (4.7%).

Compare that to DeForest Buckner, who was listed as a comparison earlier in the thread (due to similar sacks, despite playing only eight games this season compared to 12 for Bresee). Buckner has had 214 pass rush snaps, and 202 where he was trying to beat his blocker to the QB. He has won 35 out of 202 snaps (17.3%). That's why Buckner is graded as one of the top DT's and Bresee is graded as one of the worst for pass rushing.

PFF has hired a lot of NFL guys over the year, and their advanced data (that the public doesn't see) is used by all NFL teams, so I tend to give them credit for having good stat tracking. The grades are probably better than they get credit for also, with most of the hate tending to be for grades in the 60's seen as an insult (when they just describe a player's performance as average NFL performance).