Getting after the quarterback is one of the most basic tenants of any good defensive coordinator’s philosophy. The more pressure you can get on the quarter back the quicker he needs the ball out of his hands, which cuts slow developing routes out of the playbook and forces sets with less receivers. In their first year under DC Andrew Thacker the Yellow Jackets (3-9) had a grand total of 17 sacks.
That breaks down to just 1.42 sacks/game, with only three players on the roster having two or more sacks. Linebackers David Curry and Charlie Thomas had two sacks each, while defensive lineman Ja’Quon led the team with two and a half sacks.