AdamJT13
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rantanamo;4722765 said:I disagree with the less opportunities for sacks back in the 80s. It should be noticed that pro style offenses were more common back then, meaning more straight dropbacks. Mostly of the 5-7 step variety. Look for older games on Youtube of TYT and just look how much longer it took for the ball to get out. Now, most offenses are variations of either the West Coast or Spread philosophy passing. Lots of shotgun and lots of 3-5 step drops.
Very true. Not to mention that the Giants' opponents actually ran MORE pass plays during the first seven years listed in the original post (Taylor's third through ninth seasons) than our opponents had during Ware's first seven seasons. It's close, but the Giants' opponents ran 4,069 pass plays to our opponents' 4,047.