Remember the Rolaids relief rankings? They’d give every relief pitcher in the majors something like three points for a save and one for a win and they’d deduct two for a blown save? Hey look, they still do. Well, here’s ColtPower’s version for pass rushers. I give two points for a sack and one for a pressure.
Defensive linemen
Dwight Freeney (above) 10.5 and 33 for 54
Robert Mathis 11.5 and 16 for 39
Raheem Brock 3.5 and 8 for 15
Eric Foster 0 and 6 for 6
Marcus Howard 1.5 and 3 for 6
Josh Thomas 0 and 5 for 5
Darrell Reid 2 and 0 for 4
Keyunta Dawson 0 and 3 for 3
Curtis Johnson 1 and 0 for 2
Daniel Muir 0 and 2 for 2
Antonio Johnson 0 and 1 for 1
Ed Johnson 0 and 1 for 1
Note: Ed Johnson is no longer with the Colts
Linebackers
Gary Brackett 0 and 2 for 2
Freddy Keiaho 0 and 2 for 2
Defensive backs
Melvin Bullitt 0 and 1 for 1
Tim Jennings 0 and 1 for 1
Conclusions
• Freeney and Mathis are awesome
• Brock, who plays end most of the time and tackle on 3rd downs, gets some push; he also helps keep Mathis fresh
• The actual defensive tackles contributed just about nothing
• The young rushers haven’t developed yet (virtually all of their production came in Game 16, when scrubs played on both sides)
• While I knew the Colts blitzed less than any team in the league and I haven’t seen the 2008 metrics yet, I am shocked by how little pressure they got from non-defensive linemen — six pressures and not a single sack.
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