More defense

So what to take from those numbers? I think the blitzing was most effective 2002, accounting for 28 sacks from someone other than d-linemen. That may have been Dawkins at his absolute prime as a safety blitzer. Was Damon Moore still starting then?

Interestingly, for all of Jim Johnson's other years it looks like D-line gets about 25 sacks and LBs/ DBs 20.

2009 looks consistent with that,  27/17. Maybe a little down in the LB/DB department, but understandable with the LBs and DBs we had this year.

Cole at 3rd in NFC with 12.5 sacks is a quiet season for such an impressive stat. Parker getting 8 sacks and Howard with 6.5 is more than I would have thought.