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The 2021 True Sack Rate (TSR): A film project to quantify sack production - Week 4 Update (Edge + Interior rushers)

The 2021 True Sack Rate (TSR): A film project to quantify sack production - Week 4 Update (Edge + Interior rushers)

From a team perspective, all sacks are positive for a defense, but they can mean very different things for an individual pass-rusher making the play

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The 2021 True Sack Rate (TSR): A film project to quantify sack production - Week 4 Update (Edge + Interior rushers)
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Welcome everyone to the first installment of the 2021 True Sack Rate (TSR) metric where I study and chart every sack of the season from all defensive linemen. Last season, (TSR’s debut) I began by only focusing on edge-rushers each week before going back and adding interior defensive linemen in the off-season. This year I’ll do both simultaneously every…

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