Through the first 8 games of the season Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has only been sacked 17 times which is a rate of 2.125 a game. Should he stay on that same pace it would wind up being the lowest per game rate since the 2005 season, a season that saw him play in just 12 games.
The new offense has of course led to the drop in sacks as Roethlisberger is getting rid of the ball quicker, or so we think. Pro Football Focus has a new stat that they call, "Time To Throw," which measures how long a quarterback has to throw, the average sack time and difference in completion Read more [...]
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