"The best defenses are the ones where they have four down, five down, they get down and they got guys that can just win. The people that are constantly fabricating defense and gimmicking things up...there's good weeks, there's bad weeks, there's good weeks, there's bad weeks. And we're trying to create greatness here that can be sustained."
"The Falcons' pass rush has already vastly improved this season, ranking third in the NFL with 39 sacks. But that improvement has been fueled by a dominant blitz. The Falcons have brought five or more pass rushers on 41 percent of opposing pass plays, which also ranks second-highest in the league according to Next Gen Stats. Their 18 percent sack rate on those blitzes leads the NFL, and their 51 percent pressure ranks fifth."
"But things changed last Sunday against the Saints. The Falcons blitzed a season-low eight times, on just 15 percent of the Saints' dropbacks. Yet they generated pressure 38 percent of the time, matching their season's overall pressure rate. Entering the week, the Falcons had generated pressure on only 29 percent of their four-man rushes, ranking 27th."
Jeff Ulbrich envisions a sustainable four-man pass rush built on winning with four down linemen rather than relying on gimmicks. The Falcons rank third in the NFL with 39 sacks, but that production has been driven primarily by heavy blitzing—bringing five-plus rushers on 41 percent of pass plays—yielding an 18 percent sack rate and 51 percent pressure on those blitzes. Entering Week 12, four-man rushes had generated only a 29 percent pressure rate, ranking 27th. In Week 12 versus the Saints, the Falcons blitzed only eight times (15 percent) yet generated pressure on 38 percent of dropbacks, matching their season rate.
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