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Podcast"Why is my Quarterback playing bad?"
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every single sack by Minnesota was up the gut... The running backs gave up like half those, maybe even more... if you don't have a running back that can pass protect or a tight end that can pass protect... they're just going to attack you over and over and over again
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Mayfield's interior pressure vulnerability stems from RB pass protection failures.

Drake May identifies that Mayfield's sack problem stems from interior offensive line vulnerability, particularly running backs failing to pass protect; Minnesota attacked the running backs on roughly half or more of sacks, and Cleveland used stunts to create immediate interior pressure. The formula is to attack up the middle because Mayfield drops his eyes when facing interior pressure, takes off to run, and at his current age (seven to eight years in league since 2018 draft) is no longer as mobile as young Baker, making him vulnerable to this attack pattern.

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