You literally invented an argument that I was not making and argued with that. If I need to borrow any straw I know where to go.
I did not argue who had a faster release between Brady and Flacco, I did not argue that there is a general correlation, I argued (and you can see this by WATCHING the plays), that the Ravens were doing plays that made it impossible to give up sacks. The one read was a 5 yard throw and the check down was to the RB and those were going to happen before any possibility of a sack existed. We all watched it happen, we screamed to let the play develop but the problem was that that was the play. The couple times they did let the play develop ended in sacks or rushed throws so they basically stuck to these super quick throws underneath that the defense gave away.
We watched this be the playbook for weeks. I am not arguing about a correlation between sacks and time in the pocket. I am not arguing who has a faster release, I am saying that the Ravens would do these 4 yard underneath routes that the defense gave everytime and because of a combination of a shaky O-Line and an injured QB they did not trust more to happen.
Once the midseason rolled around and OLine was a stable unit instead of a revolving door, they opened up the playbook (and I would have to check but they either gave up less sacks in the 2nd half of the season outside of the game where Hurst was LT or and I can guarantee this part were able to much more safely open up playbook) and it exposed the weak receiving crew for what it was.
