I found this article that shows we have 2 of the worst linemen in the NFL (Mike Gnady and Levi Brown). Only Green Bay has more in the top 10 (3). I personally think we should use Q as trade bait to get a new tackle and possibly draft another.
This is the website:http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/11/13/between-the-lines-whos-allowing-the-most-sacks/?ncid=txtlnkusspor00000002
Or here it is
Between the Lines: Who's Allowing the Most Sacks?Posted Nov 13, 2009 10:00AM By JJ Cooper (RSS feed)
Filed Under: 49ers, Chicago Bears, Packers, Panthers, Steelers, NFL Analysis
Email Print Share Text SizeAAA Every week FanHouse looks at some aspect of NFL line play for the weekly Between The Lines feature.Because of bye weeks, most teams are halfway through their season even as we're getting ready to watch Week 10. The halfway point seems like as good a time as any to roll out complete sacks allowed stats.
These stats were culled by watching each and every sack that has occurred in the NFL this season (with the exception of a couple of minutes of a Redskins-Chiefs game that was lost because of a broadcasting problem). In going back and watching every sack, I timed the time from the snap to the initial hit on the quarterback (then rewound it and timed it a couple of more times to confirm the time) and tried to assign blame to the person responsible for giving up the sack.
I'll be the first to admit that I'm sure a couple of these sacks are assigned to the wrong person. Assigning blame for sacks isn't as cut and dried as adding up rushing yardage--sometimes a blitzer may appear to be one lineman's man, but because of the blitz pickup rules on that particular play, he was actually someone else's assignment. But I do believe those are few and far between, and on most sacks it's pretty easy to figure out who's to blame--he's the offensive lineman shaking his head after the play after his man beat him head-to-head.
If you take the time to add all these sacks up, you'll notice that this list is missing more than 120 sacks. Those are sacks that were blamed on the play call or the quarterback. If a team keeps five in to block against a seven-man blitz and one of those unblocked blitzers hits the quarterback, blame the QB for not getting the ball out or blame the offensive coordinator, but there was nothing the line could do. Also, when a quarterback takes off to try to run after dropping back to pass, it's still charged as a sack if he doesn't get back to the line of scrimmage, but an offensive tackle did his job if he walled off his man, only to see him turn around and run the other way to tackle the QB at the line of scrimmage -- that goes on the quarterback. The same can be said for the rare times that a quarterback just runs out of bounds instead of throwing the ball away (well it's rare for everyone but Seattle's Seneca Wallace, who seems to make it a habit of his).
As you will notice and probably not be surprised to see, a pair of Packers rank among the league's worst. It's worth noting that Green Bay's Allen Barbre lost his starting right tackle job while Daryn Colledge's experiment as the team's fill-in left tackle has also been quickly ended and he was moved inside to the less demanding guard position. San Francisco's Adam Snyder has also lost his job at right tackle although like Colledge he was moved inside to guard.
I've included the median time of each sack to demonstrate that all sacks are not created equal. With seven sacks allowed, Duane Brown seems to be having a bad year for the Texans, but Matt Schaub is not doing him any favors. On five of Brown's sacks, Schaub had 3.5 seconds or more to throw, but his tendency to hold the ball meant that Brown's man eventually got the sack. With Peyton Manning at quarterback, Brown would likely have two sacks allowed at most this year. Carolina's Jordan Gross, on the other hand, wins the award for the big-name offensive lineman having the most problems in pass protection.
See List of Sacks Allowed Sorted by Team
SACKS ALLOWED BY PLAYER | ||||||||
Player | Team | Sacks Allowed | Median Time | Player | Team | Sacks Allowed | Median Time | |
Adam Snyder | SF | 7 | 2.6 | Jerome Harrison | CLE | 1.5 | 1.9 | |
Allen Barbre | GB | 7 | 2.6 | Jamaal Jackson | PHI | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
Jordan Gross | CAR | 7 | 2.6 | Jason Brown | STL | 1.5 | 2.3 | |
Daryn Colledge | GB | 7 | 2.9 | Louis Vasquez | SD | 1.5 | 2.3 | |
Duane Brown | HOU | 7 | 3.6 | Geoff Hangartner | BUF | 1.5 | 2.4 | |
Stephon Heyer | WAS | 6.5 | 2.8 | Anthony Fasano | MIA | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
Levi Brown | ARI | 6 | 2.8 | Chris Snee | NYG | 1.5 | 2.8 | |
T.J. Lang | GB | 5 | 2.4 | Logan Mankins | NE | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
Mike Gandy | ARI | 5 | 2.5 | D'Brikishaw Ferguson | NYJ | 1.5 | 3.1 | |
Sean Ryan | KC | 5 | 2.6 | Dan Koppen | NE | 1.5 | 3.1 | |
Jeff Backus | DET | 4.5 | 2.5 | Donald Lee | GB | 1.5 | 3.1 | |
Jermon Bushrod | NO | 4.5 | 2.6 | Matt Birk | BAL | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
Mario Henderson | OAK | 4.5 | 2.7 | Jon Jansen | DET | 1.5 | 3.9 | |
Jeromey Clary | SD | 4.5 | 2.8 | Heath Miller | PIT | 1.5 | 4.2 | |
Max Starks | PIT | 4.5 | 3.7 | Chester Pitts | HOU | 1 | 1.6 | |
Julius Jones | SEA | 4 | 2 | Cadillac Williams | TB | 1 | 1.8 | |
Lousaka Polite | MIA | 4 | 2.2 | Cedric Benson | CIN | 1 | 1.9 | |
Erik Pears | OAK | 4 | 2.4 | Kenneth Darby | STL | 1 | 1.9 | |
Jason Peters | PHI | 4 | 2.4 | Knowshown Moreno | DEN | 1 | 1.9 | |
Eugene Monroe | JAX | 4 | 2.5 | Damion McIntosh | SEA | 1 | 2 | |
Demetrius Bell | BUF | 4 | 2.55 | Hank Fraley | CLE | 1 | 2 | |
Marcus McNeil | SD | 4 | 2.55 | Chester Taylor | MIN | 1 | 2.1 | |
Wade Smith | KC | 4 | 2.65 | Brandon Manumaleuna | SD | 1 | 2.2 | |
Chris Chester | BAL | 4 | 2.7 | D'Anthony Batiste | WAS | 1 | 2.2 | |
Gosder Cherilus | DET | 4 | 2.85 | Felix Jones | DAL | 1 | 2.2 | |
Alan Faneca | NYJ | 4 | 2.9 | Joseph Addai | IND | 1 | 2.2 | |
Jake Long | MIA | 4 | 3 | Ladell Betts | WAS | 1 | 2.2 | |
Joe Thomas | CLE | 4 | 3 | Reggie Bush | NO | 1 | 2.2 | |
Eben Britton | JAX | 4 | 3.05 | Zach Miller | OAK | 1 | 2.2 | |
Flozell Adams | DAL | 4 | 3.05 | Jahri Evans | NO | 1 | 2.3 | |
Sam Baker | ATL | 4 | 3.25 | Keydrick Vincent | CAR | 1 | 2.3 | |
Bryant McKinnie | MIN | 4 | 3.5 | Ryan Lilja | IND | 1 | 2.3 | |
Chris Kemoeatu | PIT | 3.5 | 2.7 | Stephen Peterman | DET | 1 | 2.3 | |
Floyd Womack | CLE | 3.5 | 2.7 | Steve Vallos | SEA | 1 | 2.3 | |
John St. Clair | CLE | 3.5 | 2.7 | Vernon Davis | SF | 1 | 2.3 | |
Jonathan Scott | BUF | 3.5 | 2.7 | Corell Buckhalter | DEN | 1 | 2.4 | |
Branden Albert | KC | 3.5 | 2.8 | Jeremy Zuttah | TB | 1 | 2.4 | |
Chris Williams | CHI | 3.5 | 3.6 | John Gilmore | TB | 1 | 2.4 | |
Chilo Rachal | SF | 3 | 2.1 | Kyle Kozier | DAL | 1 | 2.4 | |
Michael Oher | BAL | 3 | 2.2 | Marc Colombo | DAL | 1 | 2.4 | |
Anthony Collins | CIN | 3 | 2.3 | Mark Mason | WAS | 1 | 2.4 | |
Larry Johnson | KC | 3 | 2.3 | Matt Forte | CHI | 1 | 2.4 | |
Kyle Williams | CLE | 3 | 2.5 | Matt Stinchcomb | NO | 1 | 2.4 | |
Mike Goff | KC | 3 | 2.5 | Scott Mruckowski | SD | 1 | 2.4 | |
Tra Thomas | JAX | 3 | 2.5 | Casey Rabach | WAS | 1 | 2.5 | |
Harvey Dahl | ATL | 3 | 2.6 | Jeff Faine | TB | 1 | 2.5 | |
Joe Staley | SF | 3 | 2.6 | Adam Goldberg | STL | 1 | 2.6 | |
Michael Roos | TEN | 3 | 2.6 | Brent Celek | PHI | 1 | 2.6 | |
Mike Sellers | WAS | 3 | 2.6 | Damien Woody | NYJ | 1 | 2.6 | |
Tony Pashos | SF | 3 | 2.6 | Matt Spaeth | PIT | 1 | 2.6 | |
Jeremy Trueblood | TB | 3 | 2.7 | Max Jean-Gilles | PHI | 1 | 2.6 | |
Cooper Carlisle | OAK | 3 | 2.8 | Tyson Clabo | ATL | 1 | 2.6 | |
Eric Wood | BUF | 3 | 2.9 | Aaron Brown | DET | 1 | 2.7 | |
Jeff Otah | CAR | 3 | 2.9 | Brandyn Dombroski | SD | 1 | 2.7 | |
Ray Willis | SEA | 3 | 2.9 | Chris Johnson | TEN | 1 | 2.7 | |
Donald Penn | TB | 3 | 3.1 | Eric Winston | HOU | 1 | 2.7 | |
Stacy Andrews | PHI | 3 | 3.1 | Kevin Smith | DET | 1 | 2.7 | |
Travelle Wharton | CAR | 3 | 3.1 | Steve Hutchinson | MIN | 1 | 2.7 | |
Kareem McKenzie | NYG | 3 | 3.3 | Tim Hightower | ARI | 1 | 2.7 | |
Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | 3 | 3.3 | Ben Grubbs | BAL | 1 | 2.8 | |
Phil Loadholt | MIN | 3 | 3.5 | David Bass | SF | 1 | 2.8 | |
Andrew Whitworth | CIN | 3 | 3.6 | King Dunlap | PHI | 1 | 2.8 | |
Winston Justice | PHI | 3 | 3.7 | Max Unger | SEA | 1 | 2.8 | |
Richie Incognito | STL | 2.5 | 2.3 | Michael Bush | OAK | 1 | 2.8 | |
Mike Williams | WAS | 2.5 | 2.5 | Omar Gaither | BAL | 1 | 2.8 | |
Kirk Chambers | BUF | 2.5 | 2.55 | Roberto Garza | CHI | 1 | 2.8 | |
Justin Hartwig | PIT | 2.5 | 2.7 | Russ Hochstein | DEN | 1 | 2.8 | |
Chad Clifton | GB | 2.5 | 3 | Andy Alleman | KC | 1 | 2.9 | |
Jon Stinchcomb | NO | 2.5 | 3.2 | Maurice Williams | JAX | 1 | 2.9 | |
Ben Hamilton | DEN | 2.5 | 3.4 | Brandon Pettigrew | DET | 1 | 3 | |
Chris Samuels | WAS | 2.5 | 3.4 | Chad Rinehart | WAS | 1 | 3 | |
Ryan Harris | DEN | 2.4 | 3.35 | Jacob Bell | STL | 1 | 3 | |
Jason Smith | STL | 2 | 2.05 | Justin Smiley | MIA | 1 | 3 | |
Vernon Carey | MIA | 2 | 2.15 | Jake O'Connell | KC | 1 | 3.1 | |
Leonard Davis | DAL | 2 | 2.3 | Jason Witten | DAL | 1 | 3.1 | |
Brandon Frye | SEA | 2 | 2.35 | Kevin Walter | HOU | 1 | 3.1 | |
Chris Kuper | DEN | 2 | 2.35 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | 1 | 3.1 | |
Steven Jackson | STL | 2 | 2.35 | Reggie Wells | ARI | 1 | 3.1 | |
Naufahu Tahi | MIN | 2 | 2.5 | Cornell Green | OAK | 1 | 3.2 | |
Chris Morris | OAK | 2 | 2.55 | Jordan Black | JAX | 1 | 3.2 | |
Fred Davis | WAS | 2 | 2.55 | Korey Hall | GB | 1 | 3.2 | |
Nick Kaczur | NE | 2 | 2.55 | Kyle Cook | CIN | 1 | 3.2 | |
John Sullivan | MIN | 2 | 2.6 | Todd Herremans | PHI | 1 | 3.2 | |
Ryan O'Callagahan | KC | 2 | 2.6 | Vince Manuwai | JAX | 1 | 3.2 | |
Charlie Johnson | IND | 2 | 2.65 | Brad Butler | BUF | 1 | 3.3 | |
Ronnie Brown | MIA | 2 | 2.65 | Carl Nicks | NO | 1 | 3.3 | |
Mike Pollack | IND | 2 | 2.65 | Deuce Lutui | ARI | 1 | 3.3 | |
Scott Wells | GB | 2 | 2.65 | Gary Russell | OAK | 1 | 3.3 | |
David Diehl | NYG | 2 | 2.7 | Tony Stewart | OAK | 1 | 3.3 | |
Frank Gore | SF | 2 | 2.75 | Kris Dielman | SD | 1 | 3.4 | |
Donald Thomas | MIA | 2 | 2.8 | Ray Rice | BAL | 1 | 3.5 | |
Greg Olsen | CHI | 2 | 2.9 | Ryan Kalil | CAR | 1 | 3.5 | |
Jason Spitz | GB | 2 | 2.95 | Sebastian Vollmer | NE | 1 | 3.7 | |
Fred Jackson | BUF | 2 | 3 | Casey Wiegmann | DEN | 1 | 3.8 | |
Jared Gaither | BAL | 2 | 3 | Jeff Saturday | IND | 1 | 3.8 | |
Rich Seubert | NYG | 2 | 3 | Chris Spencer | SEA | 1 | 3.9 | |
Ryan Clady | DEN | 2 | 3 | Mike Brisiel | HOU | 1 | 4 | |
Alex Barron | STL | 2 | 3.05 | Tony Richardson | NYJ | 1 | 4 | |
Stephen Neal | NE | 2 | 3.05 | Ryan Grant | GB | 1 | 4.2 | |
Trai Essex | PIT | 2 | 3.05 | Derek Fine | BUF | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
Deon Anderson | DAL | 2 | 3.15 | Derrick Dockery | WAS | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
Todd Light | NE | 2 | 3.15 | Greg Jones | JAX | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
Dennis Roland | CIN | 2 | 3.2 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAX | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
Dominic Raiola | DET | 2 | 3.25 | Justin Fargas | OAK | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
Will Heller | DET | 2 | 3.25 | Shaun O'Hara | NYG | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
Eric Heitmann | SF | 2 | 3.3 | Brian Waters | KC | 0.5 | 3 | |
Garrett Wolfe | CHI | 2 | 3.3 | Jake Scott | TEN | 0.5 | 3 | |
Daniel Loper | DET | 2 | 3.4 | LaDainian Tomlinson | SD | 0.5 | 3 | |
Khalif Barnes | OAK | 2 | 3.45 | Nick Cole | PHI | 0.5 | 3.3 | |
Davin Joseph | TB | 2 | 3.6 | Frank Omiyale | CHI | 0.5 | 3.6 | |
Orlando Pace | CHI | 2 | 3.6 | Nick Hardwick | SD | 0.5 | 3.8 | |
Kasey Studdard | HOU | 2 | 4 |
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