When it comes to linebackers, 3-4 defenses generally get pressure on the quarterback from the outside, but the Texans got heat on opposing QBs from their inside linebackers at a higher rate than one might have thought last year. Check out the details and discuss on Battle Red Blog.
Did you know the Texans pressured the QB with their inside linebackers more than 30 other teams last year?
Patriots had a staggering 66 QB pressures from the inside linebacker position. The Texans were next best with 41. pic.twitter.com/hdzv5ddg8Q
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) June 4, 2015
Assuming I am capable of correctly dividing 41 by 16 (and that, my friends, is no sure thing), that means the Texans averaged 2.