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Stampede Blue Blitzing in the Ron Meeks era


I know it's an absurd statistic, but does anyone have any data or anything on how often the Colts blitzed under the Ron Meeks defense? I was arguing with a buddy who thinks the Chargers have the Colts number this year, and pointed out some stuff in the previous two losses. He pointed out that the Chargers beat Indy without Rivers or Tomlinson. I countered that it was because Freeney and (I think) Mathis were out, and mentioned how Meeks never blitzed and losing the top 2 pass rushers basically resulted in the team having no pressure on the QB in addition to an already awful run defense. His reply was "Meeks blitzed plenty." I'd really like to drive home the point on how little Meeks blitzed, because I don't think he really knows. Is there any data out there to give an idea of how often the team blitzed under Meeks? Every now and then I used to see in recaps on certain games where the writer would point out how often a team blitzed, but as far as I know it's not really officially tracked in any way.

None of it really matters, because I don't think San Diego can stop them this year. But damn, saying Meeks blitzed plenty is like saying Addai had plenty of 10+ yard runs last year.

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