Willie Jefferson's Sack Dip Is a Scheme Trade, Not a Decline

Jefferson's seven sacks through 13 games are his fewest since 2019, but he's logged 44 pressures — third-most in the league — because Jordan Younger has made creeper pressure a base call on 31 percent of passing downs, stunting Jefferson inside or dropping him into the hook. Winnipeg's sack rate on creeper looks is 11.4 percent versus 6.9 percent on standard four-man rushes, and opponent average depth of target falls 1.8 yards when Jefferson bails. The box score reads decline; the All-22 reads redistribution.