Analytics has been a big part of the NFL for many years. These stats and numbers are becoming more accessible to the public, so the arguments among the football community are borderline out of control. Quarterback wins. Running backs don’t matter—pass rush versus coverage. The list goes on, and on.
The explanation
In October of 2018, ESPN introduced a new metric called “Pass Block Win Rate,” which measures the rate at which linemen can sustain their blocks for 2.5 seconds or longer. Recently, Eric Eager of Pro Football Focus wrote an in-depth article that is worth your time that discusses how pressure and sack rate are more of a function of the quarterback than it is the offensive line.