Windy City Gridiron
The Chicago Bears only allowed one sack against the Green Bay Packers, and Green Bay’s 186 million dollar man didn’t get it. But don’t think that Micah Parsons didn’t have his fingerprints all over the game. The 26-year-old Parsons is going to be a problem the Bears have to deal with for a while, but luckily, they have a head coach capable of scheming up an effective offensive game plan and a Houdini-like quarterback in Caleb Williams.
The Packers were credited with 18 quarterback pressures per Next Gen Stats (Parsons had 8), and Williams faced a pressure rate of 41%. His escapability allowed him to either throw it away or make a play.
Before getting into the sack, check out a few of those plays.
Sack 20 – 2nd Quarter :27 – Kingsley Enagbare
Caleb had just completed an 11-yard pass to Colston Loveland, setting them up on the 37-yard line, with a first and ten, and all three time-outs. They really needed a score here, but Parsons and Kingsley Enagbare had other ideas. The Packers rushed Parsons (#1) over right guard Jonah Jackson, and his quick penetration ruined the pass protection. Williams had to step up to avoid Parsons, and he was met by Enagbare (#55), who knifed in off the right edge.
The Bears had D’Andre Swift on the right wing to chip, and he hit Enagbare before releasing. Right tackle Darnell Wriht sets really deep, considering he had Swift there to slow Enagbare’s rush. Enagbare saw Wright out of position — which was helped by Parsons — so he rushed under Parsons’s pursuit and sacked Caleb. Wright set up like he was expecting an outside speed rush, then got turned around and was a non-factor.
The Packers put a defensive tackle on center Drew Dalman to ensure Parson’s pass rush would be one-on-one with Jackson. Green Bay does this to take advantage of Parsons’ speed to power against a guard. If Wright isn’t so quick to set up deep, maybe Parsons’ contact doesn’t throw him off balance.
I’m splitting this sack between Jackson, who didn’t slow Parsons, and Wright, who just had a bad rep.
Here’s the Sackwatch tally after thirteen games
Caleb Williams – 7
Sacks Happen – 3.5
Braxton Jones – 2
Drew Dalman – 2
Jonah Jackson – 2
Theo Benedet – 1.5
Darnell Wright – 1.5
Ozzy Trapillo – .5
As I’ve often said, the breakdowns are based on my best guesses about each play. Only the Bears know the specifics and where the blame truly lies for each sack allowed.
Historical Sackwatch after fourteen weeks, plus the year-end sack percentages.
2010 – 47 Martz (10.7%)
2011 – 38 Martz (9.4%)
2012 – 38 Tice (8.3%)
2013 – 22 Trestman (4.9%)
2014 – 30 Trestman (6.3%)
2015 – 23 Gase (5.9%)
2016 – 24 Loggains (4.8%)
2017 – 31 Loggains (7.6%)
2018 – 29 Nagy (6.1%)
2019 – 35 Nagy (7.2%)
2020 – 33 Nagy (5.5%)
2021 – 42 Nagy (9.7%)
2022 –...
