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Indianapolis Colts

Pass protection persists as an issue for Colts

The Colts were going to fix their offensive line. Andrew Luck was going to get rid of the ball faster. That was the plan. But it didn’t happen. He got clobbered like he always does – even more than usual, in fact.

The league has the stat where they track not only sacks but also quarterback hits. And the Colts allowed their quarterback to be hit on 20 percent of their pass plays last year. That’s the 4th-highest total of the last five years.

The Browns finished last in these metric last year – way worse than anyone else in the last five years.

For the 2012-16 seasons, there are 160 teams, and five other clubs from the 2016 season show up in the bottom 20. That includes Atlanta, most surprisingly, and pass protection ended up being a problem in the Super Bowl.

QUARTERBACKS GETTING HIT (2012-16)
Year TeamSacksHitsPlaysPct
2016Cleveland6614063322.1%
2015Seattle4611453521.3%
2014Tampa Bay5212458321.3%
2016Indianapolis4412862820.4%
2013Seattle449446420.3%
2015Tampa Bay2710956219.4%
2015St. Louis189549119.3%
2015Minnesota459649919.2%
2013Buffalo4810857018.9%
2014Jacksonville7111862818.8%
2014Washington5811360518.7%
2013NY Jets479852718.6%
2015Cleveland5312366218.6%
2016Arizona4112768718.5%
2016Atlanta3710657418.5%
2014Seattle429149618.3%
2016Miami309350718.3%
2016Seattle4211160918.2%
2015Indianapolis3711865618.0%
2016Tampa Bay3510961317.8%
2013Indianapolis3210961417.8%
2012Philadelphia4811866617.7%
2014NY Jets479654517.6%
2015Arizona2710358917.5%
2015Tennessee5410560517.4%

At the other end of the scale, the Raiders last year did a really good job keeping Derek Carr out of harm’s way. They allowed the fewst quarterback hits of any team in the last five years. So they were particularly unlucky that Carr ended up getting hurt in Week 16.

QUARTERBACKS GETTING HIT (2012-16)
Year TeamSacksHitsPlaysPct
2016Oakland18416146.7%
2014Denver17426246.7%
2012Denver21466097.6%
2013Cincinnati29476167.6%
2013Denver20546957.8%
2012New Orleans26596978.5%
2014Oakland28566578.5%
2013Dallas35546218.7%
2016Pittsburgh21566179.1%
2014Cincinnati23485269.1%
2012NY Giants20535599.5%
2016Tennessee28515329.6%
2012Oakland27636569.6%
2014Pittsburgh33626459.6%
2015Pittsburgh33606239.6%
2014Baltimore19565739.8%
2014Philadelphia32646539.8%
2016New Orleans277070110.0%
2012New England276766810.0%
2015Oakland336463810.0%
2016NY Giants226462010.3%
2013Detroit236865710.4%
2012Detroit298076910.4%
2013San Diego306057410.5%
2014Dallas305350610.5%

—Ian Allan

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