Film Study: Robert Quinn should dominate Titans backup OT
The Chicago Bears need Robert Quinn to have a big game on Sunday
When the Tennessee Titans take on the Chicago Bears, the game will feature a Titans pass protection group that ranks top 5 against a vicious and respected Bears pass rush. While the Titans line has been elite to date, there may be a piece that the Bears can take advantage of.
In Week 7 Taylor Lewan went down with an ACL injury that ended his 2020 campaign. In his place was Ty Sambrailo. It may be a coincidence, but the Titans are 0-2 since that injury.
Sambraillo has been average in filling in, but overall, the line has taken a step back in the past two weeks.
Sambraillo struggled with Bud Dupree in the run game, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense held their own. However, what was more disappointing was that Carl Lawson was able to notch three pressures on Sambraillo.
Pay attention to the way that Lawson beats Sambraillo. He charges outside, and uses a dip and rip to push through and turn the corner.
This is notable as we look back to Week 3, when Sambraillo needed to step in for Lewan mid-game. Yannick Ngauoke was able to execute a similar move to Lawson and get around the edge. He dips around the edge and uses his outside arm to rip through and get to the quarterback. In this case, Ngauoke even got his hands on the ball.
Can Robert Quinn match?
Overall, Sambraillo ranks 58th in pass block efficiency according to PFF. To put that into perspective, he has the same PBE rating as Charles Leno. For as much as fans get on Leno, Sambraillo has been just as bad in fewer snaps.
Still, Robert Quinn has been just as big of a disappointment. He is outside the top 30 in providing pressure, and still is only playing about half of the defensive snaps.
Still, in the play below you can see the best of Robert Quinn. Note the way in which he records his only sack of the year so far. It is similar to the first two we saw against Sambraillo.
Quinn uses the same dip and rip move to get around the edge. Similar to Ngauoke, Quinn gets his hand on the football. Quinn has not been excellent in his role, but he has been able to win to the outside with speed and turning the corner. He has shown that he can rip through weaker tackles and get to the ball.
He should be able to beat Sambraillo in a similar manner on Sunday.
Stunt Potential
Quinn also could take advantage by stunting. While the play below is not a stunt, you see K’Lavion Chassion line up outside of the tackle, and then slip inside to the guard. The Jaguars brought a blitz to occupy the left tackle, and Chassion beat the guard easily on the move.
Quinn has won with a move that beats Sambraillo. However, he has been most effective stunting in 2020. This has been a skill that he has been efficient with over the years as well.
Below, you can see that while Quinn gets no credit, he does free Bilal Nichols up for a sack on a stunt.
Quinn twists inside against the guard while Nichols shoots free against the left tackle that held on for too long.
If Quinn can beat Sambraillo early, he may get into his head. It would be tough for Sambraillo to pass off Quinn, and we have already seen the Titans guard struggle with defensive ends stunting inside.
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The Chicago Bears need to see Robert Quinn take off and have a huge game if they want to disrupt the talented offense in Tennessee. Matchup wise, the deficiencies of Ty Sambraillo match the strengths of Robert Quinn.