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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
I’ve really been annoyed by the lazy discussion of anyone saying the 49ers will win because of last Super Bowls and top offenses being beaten by defensive lines. First it shows that people don’t fully understand how good Mahomes is in and out of the pocket. Does anyone really worry about Mahomes making a play when he is forced out of the pocket?
But it’s really ignoring that all of those QBs that lost those games were essentially statues or held the ball too long and mostly had nowhere near the mobility that Mahomes has. All of those QBs were sacked more than Mahomes who was sacked 19 times this season.
The most common Super Bowls referenced are as follows:
2002 Rams Warner was sacked 38 times.
2007 Brady was sacked 30 times.
2012 Brady sacked 35 times.
2014 Manning was sacked 19 times. Only outlier but he gets rid of the ball quicker than anyone.
2016 Newton sacked 41 times.
Those sack numbers are much more in line with Garrapolo who was sacked 39 times this season. So which QB is going to have a harder time? Not Mahomes and I think that’s pretty clear.
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Yeah. That Giants team was better at rushing the passer, too. 53 sacks in an era where the ball was thrown less than it is now.