Tom Brady Feeling The Heat
September 27th, 2022
Dodging lots of pressure.
For those of you who slam your pint of Bromosa on the bar after throwing back the last few ounces and holler at the bartender about the pass blocking of the Bucs, this is for you.
It seems only three quarterbacks are under constant pressure from a pass rush. This comes from the good people of NextGen Stats, which aren’t really people but someone has to pull the data from the sensors in the players’ equipment and type the numbers on Twitter.
Justin Fields of the Bears and Jimmy GQ of the 49ers, both mobile quarterbacks, are the only NFL signal-callers who are dealing with a pass rush as much as Brady is.
Interesting — and this is always where Joe points out sacks are better than pressure — is that the pressure stats NextGen highlights here are not turning into sacks. Despite facing the most pressure, there are five quarterbacks who have been sacked more than Fields (10). And 15 quarterbacks who have been sacked more than Brady (6).
Jimmy GQ hasn’t played as much as Fields and Brady but he already has been dropped five times.
Joe assumes this highlights how Brady knows when and how to get rid of the ball when under pressure. Not bad for an old man.
Justin Fields has been sacked on 18.2% of pass dropbacks through his first three games (sacked 10 times on 55 dropbacks).
Three qualified QBs — Jimmy Garoppolo (14.5%), Tom Brady (17.4%) and Mac Jones (17.6%) — have been pressured less often than Fields has been sacked.
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 26, 2022
September 27th, 2022 at 11:07 am
And THEN you have Carson Wentz, who clearly has a mental impairment which prevents him from throwing the ball away
September 27th, 2022 at 11:14 am
When you are usually in a 2nd & 10 or 3rd & 8 situation….you are going to get pressure…
Our running game is poor……our Oline is suspect…..our receivers aren’t getting separation……that all leads to more pressure & eventual sacks.
September 27th, 2022 at 11:16 am
Now that preseason games are over the offensive line becomes a factor in a quarterback’s perfomance. Funny how that works. 😛
September 27th, 2022 at 11:44 am
I keep saying our O line isn’t doing bad. When you consider we have a 45 year old immobile QB they’re doing good. Danny Jones barely had time to set up last night playing against the same defense we were able to beat.
September 27th, 2022 at 11:45 am
Man, I love Leftwich, but he lost us that game. 3rd string LT, no top 3 WRs, little tight end depth and no adjustments were made? The Bucs had the same offense they had the last two weeks. Reminds me of the playoff game against the Rams, were our backup RT was left one on one with Von Miller through the first three quarters. When they decided to use Gronk as a chip blocker (finally), Brady hit Evans with a 50 yard bomb.
IMO, the success the offense had at the end of the 2nd & 4th quarters should be a telling sign: USE THE 2-MIN OFFENSE MORE! Why are we asking Scotty Miller and Jalen Darden to get open on mid level routes against a good D? Why are we asking our 3rd string tackle to deep pass block Rashan Gary 1 on 1? Why, when we finally got some rhythm going, did we run that weird reverse fake that ended up in a fumble?
I think BL has been amazing here and he probably deserves to be a HC somewhere (compared to Dirk Koetter and some of our other OCs, he looks like damn Sean McVay). But that game was horrible. Adjust when your starters are out and game plan better. Use the 2 minute offense at least 3 times in the first half: get Tom in sync with his receivers, get the defense tired and on their heels. Damn.
September 27th, 2022 at 11:59 am
For all you people saying Brady runs this offense, you’re really overestimating his control. Remember, Arians said it himself that “Brady gets too much credit.” This is for the most part Leftwich’s offense. Bowles reaffirmed this on the Cowherd show when Colin suggested Brady should run the offense. Bowles said it was Leftwich’s show.
Joe you haven’t mentioned this, but I’m afraid Ronald Jones will hand his old playbook to the D Coordinator. Winston did the same thing in NO. Jones knows all of the audibles in the offense. This offense is so stale that the Chiefs D may have a huge advantage. We’ve had some issues with KC D in the past, so I’m a bit worried.
People don’t realize that Brady’s pocket presence avoids a lot of sacks. His internal clock is amazing. Our OL is a sieve, particularly on the left side of the line. Hurries also affect a QB. It’s not just about getting the sack. It makes the QB get rid of the ball quicker than they want to throw the ball.
September 27th, 2022 at 12:02 pm
@Hodad. The OL hasn’t played well. It has nothing to do with Brady being immobile. He’s mobile in the pocket. The QBs mentioned are mobile and they’re taking more sacks that Brady. How do you explain that? Burrow is also a mobile QB and has been getting killed. Matter of fact, he took more sacks than our “immobile QB.” Explain that? Goedke has been bad. Maybe he’ll improve, but he’s been below average.
September 27th, 2022 at 12:14 pm
It is a combination of things. The line can only hold up so long and the current crop of receivers are not getting open quick enough.
September 27th, 2022 at 12:30 pm
Keep blaming Brady, Ira. It’s all his fault, right?
Doesn’t look the same, right?
If anyone should know better, it’s you.
September 27th, 2022 at 12:34 pm
I don’t think you have the context correct here Joe. Think it’s saying the opposite of Brady being under pressure. It’s saying there are three QBs who have experience pressure less than Fields is sacked. In other words those 3 are the least pressured QBs in the league.. which if you look at sack numbers makes sense. jimmy and mac are up there for least amount of sacks with Brady. You can probably credit a lot of that to his quick release. The other 28 QBs (aside from Brady, jimmy, mac) arent sacked as much as Fields but are pressured more than Fields is sacked
September 27th, 2022 at 12:41 pm
Cho Says:
September 27th, 2022 at 11:45 am
Man, I love Leftwich, but he lost us that game. 3rd string LT, no top 3 WRs, little tight end depth and no adjustments were made? The Bucs had the same offense they had the last two weeks. Reminds me of the playoff game against the Rams, were our backup RT was left one on one with Von Miller through the first three quarters. When they decided to use Gronk as a chip blocker (finally), Brady hit Evans with a 50 yard bomb.
IMO, the success the offense had at the end of the 2nd & 4th quarters should be a telling sign: USE THE 2-MIN OFFENSE MORE! Why are we asking Scotty Miller and Jalen Darden to get open on mid level routes against a good D? Why are we asking our 3rd string tackle to deep pass block Rashan Gary 1 on 1? Why, when we finally got some rhythm going, did we run that weird reverse fake that ended up in a fumble?
I think BL has been amazing here and he probably deserves to be a HC somewhere (compared to Dirk Koetter and some of our other OCs, he looks like damn Sean McVay). But that game was horrible. Adjust when your starters are out and game plan better. Use the 2 minute offense at least 3 times in the first half: get Tom in sync with his receivers, get the defense tired and on their heels. Damn.
WELL SAID
September 27th, 2022 at 12:45 pm
Brady has the fastest release time in the NFL of any QB, at an average of 2.5s I believe.
So let’s stop pretending like the o-line is being asked to block for some ridiculously long time… they’re not. Not at all.
September 27th, 2022 at 12:49 pm
This is what we all see. The OL sucks from decimation and Jason has done nothing.
September 27th, 2022 at 12:51 pm
The line will be fine when DS is back. Just one too many down when he’s out.
September 27th, 2022 at 1:02 pm
Forget the headline and read the data. He’s the second least pressured QB in the league. Yes, a lot of it is his quick release. I’m assuming most Qbs are over the 20% mark
September 27th, 2022 at 1:03 pm
Forget the headline and read the data. He’s the second least pressured QB. Yes he has a fast release, but considering it is a ragtag group that’s great. Most Qbs must be north of 20% or 1/5 drop backs
September 27th, 2022 at 1:12 pm
Did my comment get deleted? It’s the opposite of the headline and the conclusions people are jumping to here. Those three all get rid of it quickly and are least pressured. Most are pressured 20+% (which makes sense when your leading pass rushers pressure around 10+% and there are 4 rushing). They are getting pressured less than field is sacked
September 27th, 2022 at 1:15 pm
Bucsfan13 … ‘I’m afraid Ronald Jones will hand his old playbook to the D Coordinator.’
No problem. They’re not allowed to take them with them when they shift teams. And from all JBF accounts, RoJo had a bear of a time even learning the playbook, so the chances of him remembering it are slim. We good.
September 27th, 2022 at 1:46 pm
In the passing game, the line isn’t the problem. it’s the lack of separation. They’ve also managed to get into a bunch of long down and distance. Not a ton of plays for 3 and 12. The running game woes are on the line, and the design. Against Dallas, I saw guards pulling. Hardly any in the last two games.
September 27th, 2022 at 3:27 pm
I think without Gronk on the field, he’s always going to feel the heat.
Gronk was st the game, a mere 5 steps from being on the sidelines. He was this close! We almost had him back. Maybe a few more games…
September 27th, 2022 at 4:17 pm
How many people kept saying before the season if the Bucs were 2-2 after the first four games that wouldn’t be bad considering the schedule. We may even be 3-1 after this week. Everyone needs to calm down and let this offense get healthy and then let’s see what happens.
September 27th, 2022 at 4:46 pm
I’ve seen ZERO ability from Lefty to change or adjust schemes when his game plan isn’t working.
He’s about as creative as a doorknob.
September 27th, 2022 at 6:09 pm
His 2-point pass wobbled like a wounded duck before it was batted away.
September 27th, 2022 at 7:14 pm
In the last game, we saw why these receivers are 2nd tier. They missed a hella lot of balls and fumbled bigtime. Thats not on the coaching staff. We get Evaas and Goodwin back, things will change dramatically. And our O line is missing some assignments. Hope they gel by midseason.