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Stat sources: Elias Sports Bureau (most of the raw numbers), Pro Football Focus (snap counts), Dallas Cowboys Times (hits and pressures--copied directly), Football Outsiders (directional info)
Snaps
Ratliff NT 733
Olshansky DE 574
Bowen DE 552
Spears DE 263
Brent NT 257
Hatcher DE 257
PER SNAP STATS
Expressed as a percentage of player's total snaps
Spears and Olshansky are supposed to be the run-stopping specialists, so you would expect them to lead in this category. IOW, Igor's numbers are very bad here. Brent's 5.4% is impressive, considering he played his fair share of passing downs.
Ratliff's numbers in both of the above categories are lower than you'd like for an every down player, but not much different from 2009. His falloff in 2010 is reflected by a noticeable decline in his pass rush statistics, and an absolute disappearing act in the following run category.
To give you an idea of just how bad the Cowboys were in stuffs (tackles for loss) in 2010, go back one year. In 2009, Ratliff's stuff rate was 0.9%. Bowen made only 16 solo tackles all year, and 4 of them were stuffs. Olshansky and Spears' stuff rates were exactly the same in 2009 as they were this year--horrible. Or just look at it this way:
Stuffs, 2010
Defensive Line + Spencer: 8
DeMarcus Ware: 9
Pathetic, coming off a year in which the Cowboys had 3 linemen (Ratliff, Bowen and Spears) at 0.6% or above. Especially important: no sacks in 537 combined snaps for Spears and Olshansky in 2010. With the lack of pressure on these "running downs," teams were passing on first down against us often, and with great success.
The Dallas pass defense was 32nd in defending passes to the opponent's #1 and #2 wide receivers, after ranking 10th in 2009. We were only 25th (that's 25th most) in 3rd downs attempted against us, but 4th (that's 4th from the worst) in first downs converted by pass or penalty. That all points to an enormous failure stopping the pass on 1st and 2nd down, and the usual lack of pressure by Olshansky and Spears, added to Ratliff's decline in the other pass rush stats that you're about to see, were huge factors in this failure. But first, another shot of perspective:
Sacks, 2010
Defensive Line + All Other LB: 14.5
DeMarcus Ware: 15.5
You would expect the "pass-rushing ends" Bowen and Hatcher to lead this category. Hatcher's number was down slightly from 2009's 4.4%, while Bowen's was up considerably from 3.6%. Ratliff had twice as many pressures as he did the year before, but it was a case of being just a step slower to the QB, as his sack and hit totals went down by half.
Again, very low numbers here. In 2009, Bowen, Hatcher, and Spears were all up over 1.0%.
In the form of INT's, and forced or recovered fumbles. Over the last two years, Olshansky and Spears have played over 2,000 combined snaps and have not created one turnover.
Runs by Direction
Defensive Left 27%
Middle 54%
Defensive Right 18%
This is from Football Outsiders, and it only adds up to 99% because some runs are listed without the direction. Against Dallas, teams ran behind their right tackle at a 20% rate, twice as often as they ran behind their left tackle. The Cowboys led the league in rushes against them behind the opponents' right tackle. Last year, left vs. right tackle runs against the Cowboys were evenly split. This tendency of teams to favor right side runs may be a reflection of Bowen's weakness as a run stopper, compared to Spears. It could also be an indicator that teams were much more willing to run at Spencer's side rather than Ware's in 2010.
Snaps
Ratliff NT 733
Olshansky DE 574
Bowen DE 552
Spears DE 263
Brent NT 257
Hatcher DE 257
PER SNAP STATS
Expressed as a percentage of player's total snaps
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[B]SOLO TACKLES Per Snap[/B]
Brent 5.4%
Spears 4.2%
Hatcher 3.5%
Ratliff 3.1%
Olshansky 3.0%
Bowen 2.9%Spears and Olshansky are supposed to be the run-stopping specialists, so you would expect them to lead in this category. IOW, Igor's numbers are very bad here. Brent's 5.4% is impressive, considering he played his fair share of passing downs.
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[B]COMBINED TACKLES Per Snap[/B]
Spears 7.2%
Olshansky 6.6%
Brent 6.2%
Hatcher 5.1%
Ratliff 4.2%
Bowen 4.0%Ratliff's numbers in both of the above categories are lower than you'd like for an every down player, but not much different from 2009. His falloff in 2010 is reflected by a noticeable decline in his pass rush statistics, and an absolute disappearing act in the following run category.
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[B]STUFFS Per Snap[/B]
Bowen 0.7%
Spears 0.4%
Hatcher 0.4%
Olshansky 0.2%
Brent 0.0%
Ratliff 0.0%To give you an idea of just how bad the Cowboys were in stuffs (tackles for loss) in 2010, go back one year. In 2009, Ratliff's stuff rate was 0.9%. Bowen made only 16 solo tackles all year, and 4 of them were stuffs. Olshansky and Spears' stuff rates were exactly the same in 2009 as they were this year--horrible. Or just look at it this way:
Stuffs, 2010
Defensive Line + Spencer: 8
DeMarcus Ware: 9
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[B]SACKS Per Snap[/B]
Ratliff 0.5%
Hatcher 0.4%
Bowen 0.3%
Brent 0.0%
Olshansky 0.0%
Spears 0.0%Pathetic, coming off a year in which the Cowboys had 3 linemen (Ratliff, Bowen and Spears) at 0.6% or above. Especially important: no sacks in 537 combined snaps for Spears and Olshansky in 2010. With the lack of pressure on these "running downs," teams were passing on first down against us often, and with great success.
The Dallas pass defense was 32nd in defending passes to the opponent's #1 and #2 wide receivers, after ranking 10th in 2009. We were only 25th (that's 25th most) in 3rd downs attempted against us, but 4th (that's 4th from the worst) in first downs converted by pass or penalty. That all points to an enormous failure stopping the pass on 1st and 2nd down, and the usual lack of pressure by Olshansky and Spears, added to Ratliff's decline in the other pass rush stats that you're about to see, were huge factors in this failure. But first, another shot of perspective:
Sacks, 2010
Defensive Line + All Other LB: 14.5
DeMarcus Ware: 15.5
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[B]PRESSURES Per Snap[/B]
Bowen 4.9%
Hatcher 4.3%
Ratliff 3.6%
Olshansky 1.7%
Brent 1.2%
Spears 0.8%You would expect the "pass-rushing ends" Bowen and Hatcher to lead this category. Hatcher's number was down slightly from 2009's 4.4%, while Bowen's was up considerably from 3.6%. Ratliff had twice as many pressures as he did the year before, but it was a case of being just a step slower to the QB, as his sack and hit totals went down by half.
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[B]QB HITS Per Snap[/B]
Hatcher 0.8%
Bowen 0.8%
Ratliff 0.6%
Brent 0.4%
Spears 0.4%
Olshansky 0.4%Again, very low numbers here. In 2009, Bowen, Hatcher, and Spears were all up over 1.0%.
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[B]TAKEAWAYS Per Snap[/B]
Ratliff 0.4%
Hatcher 0.4%
Brent 0.0%
Spears 0.0%
Bowen 0.0%
Olshansky 0.0%In the form of INT's, and forced or recovered fumbles. Over the last two years, Olshansky and Spears have played over 2,000 combined snaps and have not created one turnover.
Runs by Direction
Defensive Left 27%
Middle 54%
Defensive Right 18%
This is from Football Outsiders, and it only adds up to 99% because some runs are listed without the direction. Against Dallas, teams ran behind their right tackle at a 20% rate, twice as often as they ran behind their left tackle. The Cowboys led the league in rushes against them behind the opponents' right tackle. Last year, left vs. right tackle runs against the Cowboys were evenly split. This tendency of teams to favor right side runs may be a reflection of Bowen's weakness as a run stopper, compared to Spears. It could also be an indicator that teams were much more willing to run at Spencer's side rather than Ware's in 2010.
