Chicago Bears: Comparing Leonard Floyd to Robert Quinn through 6 games

How has Leonard Floyd been playing since the Chicago Bears let him go

Monday Night Football will feature Leonard Floyd playing against his old team for the first time since the team let him go to sign Robert Quinn. The story for both has yet to be written, and at the time the move was praised as a smart decision, so there is no revisionist history. However, it is interesting to see how the Chicago Bears former top ten pick is doing now that he has found a new home.

How has Leonard Floyd played in 2020, and how has he compared to Robert Quinn.

Switching Sides

The first thing to note is that Floyd rushing 92% of the time against right tackles. Of course, that Is how he started his career until the Chicago Bears traded for Khalil Mack. From there, Floyd took on left tackles. Floyd did not excel in Chicago on either side, but seeing the Rams use him on this side must mean it is preferred. That alone probably makes the divorce better for the both.

Availability

At the same time, it does have to be noted that Quinn missed the first week. Still, even beyond the missed game Leonard Floyd plays 92% of the snaps for LA. Robert Quinn has gone over 50% snap share in Chicago just once, and that was 54%.

In total Floyd has played 194 snaps rushing the passer. Quinn has 109 pass-rushing snaps, per PFF. You can argue that the Bears knew that Quinn would be a rotational pass rusher when they signed him, and the upgrade was still that valuable. Bears fans had to know coming in that Floyd would have played more snaps than Quinn.

That is why they added Barkevious. For the sake of this conversation, we will keep track. Combined, Quinn and Mingo have 174 snaps rushing the passer to 194 for Floyd which is much closer.

Run Defense

We are going to toot the horn for Floyd before getting to the strengths of Quinn. Still, when it comes to playing off of the ball, there is no comparison. We knew this, though. Nonetheless, Quinn has played 36 snaps against the run and has one stop and one missed tackle.

Floyd has 128 snaps against the run with eight run-stops. Still for what it is worth he has five missed tackles as well.

When adding in Mingo, the Bears duo has 102 run defense snaps combined with six-run stops, and just the Quinn missed tackle. Floyd has been very productive against the run, but Mingo has not missed tackles that Floyd has.

Coverage

Quinn has one coverage snap, but Mingo has 27. Floyd has 34 in LA. According to PFF, Mingo has better in coverage, although neither has done much and both have a small sample to work from.

Pass Rush

Below you can see the raw stats and how they compare to each other.

Tack Tack Tack Tack Fumb Fumb Rk Player Year G Solo Ast QBHits TFL Sk FF FR 1 Leonard Floyd 2020 6 9 8 6 4 2.0 0 0 2 Robert Quinn 2020 5 2 1 1 0 1.0 1 1

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Generated 10/22/2020.

Again, it is worth remembering that Quinn has 109 snaps rushing the pass, Floyd has 194 and Mingo has 65.

In total, Floyd has two sacks, while Mingo and Quinn have three. Quinn has just two fewer pressures than Floyd on 83 fewer snaps, according to PFF. Combined, Mingo and Quinn have 19 pressures, and Floyd has 13.

According to PFF pass-rush productivity rating, Mingo leads the group with a 7.7, Quinn has a 5.5, and Floyd has a 3.9.

To put that into perspective, Floyd had a 5.2 rating for the Bears in 2019, and 4.8 in 2018. So, on a per snap basis, Quinn is providing more pass rush help than Floyd has. Beyond that, Floyd is rushing for the Rams more often but has been less impactful than in Chicago.

Overall

Based on the salary that Quinn is being paid, and Floyd would have made if he stayed in Chicago, the difference is small. It is also negated by Quinn being signed long-term while Floyd is a free agent this offseason.

Floyd has been fine for the Rams but they are unlikely to re-sign him at this point based on what he has provided. The biggest advantage Floyd has over Quinn is availability. Floyd does not leave the field for rundowns, or coverage downs, and even has more pass rush snaps.

Still, on a per snap basis, Quinn has out produced Floyd. Beyond that, the mixing and matching of Quinn and Mingo has actually added up to a better player than Floyd. Not only the pass rush of Quinn, Mingo, and his ability to rush, cover and run defense has been a game-changing find.