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Time To Pressure

November 20th, 2025

Quick.

Just because you are quick doesn’t mean you can put a quarterback on the ground.

Regular readers know what Joe thinks of pressures. They’re “almost-sacks.” As in the only two things that count with “almost” are horseshoes and hand grenades.

Joe always goes to war with people who hoist quarterback pressures as something meaningful. Joe thinks they are failures. As always, good quarterbacks are not affected by pressures.

(Did pressure bother Josh Allen last Sunday? Or Drake Maye the previous weekend?)

Anyway, Joe brings this up because Doug Analytics shows the quickest edge rushers in the NFL. Problem is, just because one is quick off the snap doesn’t mean he will get a sack.

The quickest guy off the snap is Abdul Carter. Giants fans are already freaking out how he only has a half-sack. Giants fans have not forgotten how he wanted Lawrence Taylor’s number.

At No. 12 on this list of the fastest guys to wave hello to quarterbacks is Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby. It takes him an average of 2.5 seconds to get in the vicinity of quarterbacks.

But, sadly, for whatever reason, YaYa isn’t able to finish the deal. Baby steps, Joe guesses.

You can see the full list below. No other Bucs’ pass rusher is on the list. Yeah, Joe too is shocked Chris Braswell didn’t make it.

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4 Responses to “Time To Pressure”

  1. ElioT Says:
    November 20th, 2025 at 4:07 am

    All I want for Christmas is a consistent 4 man pass rush who put the opposing QBs on their butt.

    I just don’t understand why Todd and Jason were content to go into this year with such limited talent at edge with poor or unproven depth.

  2. adam from ny Says:
    November 20th, 2025 at 5:00 am

    back to simeon’s training camp for yaya

  3. Defense Rules Says:
    November 20th, 2025 at 5:18 am

    ‘Joe always goes to war with people who hoist quarterback pressures as something meaningful. Joe thinks they are failures.’

    Joe you’re starting to remind me of a matador. Hop into the ring waving a giant red flag to p1ss off the poor young bulls yelling ‘Ole, ole’. Then you go find another ring of young bulls to p1ss off while the first one swirls in a heated frenzy.

    Pressures are useful IF they ultimately lead to something. I’m fascinated with Denver’s defense this year. DC Vance Joseph has built an awesome defense out there that’s the primary reason for Denver’s 9-2 record right now. They have far-and-away the most sacks of any team (49 sacks in 11 games), with 16 players having at least a half sack (but no one’s reached 10 yet). But then when you look at their pressures, they also lead the NFL in that category (138 pressures in 11 games).

    Kinda makes one wonder if the two might go hand-in-hand?

    o Denver’s 5 OLBs have 20 sacks & 56 pressures.
    o Denver’s 6 DT/DEs have 17 sacks & 56 pressures.
    o Denver’s 4 LBs have 5.5 sacks & 15 pressures.
    o Denver’s 5 CBs have 4 sacks & 5 pressures (all by 1 CB).
    o Denver’s 4 Safeties have 2.5 sacks & 6 pressures.

    Wow, the VAST majority of Denver’s sacks & pressures are coming from their DLine & OLBs DOING THEIR JOB (yes they run a 3-4 defense). Apparently LBs, CB & Safeties are used mostly to provide Pass Defense? What a concept. Their Run Defense ranks #4 (allowing 8 TDs & 3.6 YPC average). Their Pass Defense ranks #5 (allowing 9 TDs & 4.9 YPP average). They’re #1 in the NFL in 3rd Down Conversion Percentage Allowed (a very stingy 28.9%) as well as being #1 in Red Zone TD Percentage Allowed (a meager 35.7%).

    Hmmm, maybe Todd could learn something from how Joseph’s running his 3-4 defense out in the Mile-High city.

  4. Senor Harry in Costa Rica Says:
    November 20th, 2025 at 5:28 am

    “Did pressure bother Josh Allen last Sunday?”

    I do not recall seeing any…

 

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