Spencer Rattler has been under pressure in nearly half of his dropbacks, and that’s unlikely to change against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The New Orleans Saints will be without Erik McCoy and Lucas Patrick, which has been common in Rattler’s starts.
The young quarterback has dealt with a combination of a banged up offensive line and injuries depleting the receiving corps of options who can win quickly. This leads to quick pressure or Rattler having to hold the ball longer. Both scenarios boost the pressure rate.
This week is a bad matchup for Rattler and the Saints offense. He’s been pressured on 42% of his dropbacks, highest in the NFL, and the Buccaneers have pressured opposing quarterbacks on 36.4% of dropbacks, sixth in the NFL.
Tampa Bay has been particularly effective as of late. Their pressure rate since Week 12 is the best in the league, and they just had their best game against the Carolina Panthers. The 24 pressures was a season high and, most importantly, pressured Bryce Young on 68.6% of his passing attempts.
This is a strength of Tampa Bay going against a weakness of the Saints. This doesn’t bode well for a struggling New Orleans offense.
