adam Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago How many fewer sacks can we expect to see in 2025? New coaches, new scheme, revamped O-Line and 2 shiny new weapons. So Williams led the NFL in sacks last year with 68 on 562 passing attempts, which was the highest sack total since David Carr's 68 in 2005. At first I thought, ok, if he can drop by 20%, that would be solid. That would be 14 fewer sacks for a total of 54. That would've still led the league last season without Williams' 68. So it needs to be lower. So the next number is 33%, can he cut his sacks down by a third, so can he cut 23 sacks to go to 45? That would still be top 10 in sacks, but less than Burrow, Darnold, and Daniels. That seems a lot better. Bryce Young went from 62 to 29 from 2023 to 2024. Some of the raw total drop was tied to fewer attempts but he also dropped his Sack% by 3%. If we apply that same concept to Williams and say he cuts down his sack rate from 10.79% to 7%, his total using last year's numbers would be 44. So that 44 to 45 number seems legit and realistic. Now if we use those lost plays and apply them to his percentages, he instantly adds 170 yards of passing and 16 more completions to his numbers from last year without any other change. If Williams can improve on his comp% by 5%, that would add another 28 completions and 300 more yards. Now we are at 4K passing without any other changes than sack reduction and improved comp%. Now add better scheme/coaching + better O-Line + better weapons and I could easily see mid 4K passing for Williams in 2025. Of all the 2024 QB Draft Picks, I think he will lead them in several stats including passing yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan PHX Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago I think with the new OL, if the LT position is solid, we could expect an average number of sacks this year, which would look like heaven considering where we've been! It's hard to talk about incremental change from the previous stat since most of those guys wont be on the line this year. I think it's just a new unit, and should look pretty good. Average at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASHKUM BEAR Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 3 hours ago, BearFan PHX said: I think with the new OL, if the LT position is solid, we could expect an average number of sacks this year, which would look like heaven considering where we've been! It's hard to talk about incremental change from the previous stat since most of those guys wont be on the line this year. I think it's just a new unit, and should look pretty good. Average at least! The oline added will help but having an offense that will open WRs and not have them run to the same spot will help even more. The group we had last season might have looked decent with this coaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo3451 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Anything over 40 is a failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan PHX Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 2 hours ago, ASHKUM BEAR said: The oline added will help but having an offense that will open WRs and not have them run to the same spot will help even more. The group we had last season might have looked decent with this coaching. We had some pretty bad players on the IL last year, but youre right coaching will help a LOT too. 2 hours ago, Mongo3451 said: Anything over 40 is a failure. fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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