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![]() To learn the values for specific players on this list you will have to purchase a PFF subscription. There are four names of interest to Broncos fans, although only two gave their “magnum oafus” while with the Broncos ( Allen Barbre and Donald Stephenson). I only looked at players with a minimum of 500 offensive snaps (ostensibly starters). ![]() The resulting number is shown as a percentage with a lower value being better since this is the percentage of pass blocking snaps on which an offensive lineman is found to have allowed pressure on the QB. This was done by looking at the total number of pressures allowed and dividing by the total number of pass blocking snaps. So for this piece I decided to look at the best and the worst at various positions in the league (two tackles, two guards and one center) by year at allowing pressure on their QB. While I spent a fair amount of time writing about the sacks we allowed last season, a QB hit or a QB hurry can be almost as bad as a sack despite no loss of yardage. They track them not only for defensive players who generate QB pressures, but also for offensive linemen who allow the pressures. The folks at keep track of these things as do the folks at Stats Inc (as far as I can tell). ![]() A QB Hurry is when you force the QB to throw the ball sooner than he wants to or force him to move off of his spot without actually touching him. ![]() A QB hit is when you legally hit the QB after he has thrown the ball. A QB pressure is defined as either a sack, a QB hit or a QB hurry. ![]()
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