re: Reason for Jefferson's sacks,

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OL did not help him much on a few of the sacks but Jefferson simply can't feel pressure and make throws when he needs to on half of his sacks.

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Where should he throw it? The defense repeatedly got pressure by rushing a mere 4 DL. You want him to force it into coverage? Check that - you want him to force it into coverage deep in his own territory? When it really mattered, he was adept in escaping the pass rush and turning a bum pass play into a 20+ yard rush.

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I remember last year our sacks allowed went significantly up when Jefferson played.

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And our interceptions went significantly down. Perhaps related to the fact that taking a sack is ultimately more favorable than throwing it up into coverage?