Carl Lawson: Trubisky One of the Hardest to Sack

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Carl Lawson has named Mitchell Trubisky as one of the NFL’s hardest quarterbacks to sack. 

Carl Lawson says the Chicago Bears signal caller is one of the more well protected QBs in the league. As such, he is more difficult to sack.

The topic came up in a conversation about Aaron Rodgers. Carl Lawson sacked Rodgers 2.5 times in Week 3 of 2017. He said he finds Rodgers easier to take down than most quarterbacks, because he’s always looking for the big play. 

“Honestly, I think it’s easier to sack Aaron Rodgers than most quarterbacks,” Lawson said. 

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“He sits there, and he pats the ball. At the same time, sacking him don’t mean nothing if you don’t do it for four quarters. You know, he came back against us.

“So, I mean, he’s an easier quarterback for me to sack personally, because he sits there, and he probably gets eight to 10 yards in the pocket. He’s got a great left tackle in (David Bakhtiari). So, he just sits there, he waits, he waits, getting that read. When he gets sacked, he doesn’t get flustered. I only saw him get frustrated maybe one time when I did sack him, which was the third and a half sack that they took off (negated by a penalty)…”

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“The toughest to sack? Those young quarterbacks that offensive coordinators like to protect,” Lawson said. 

“Maybe a (Mitchell) Trubisky, or someone like that. The guys that sit there maybe like five (steps), get the quick reads. The guys that are like — I’m not calling them not elite or nothing like that — but the guys that kind of have more help in their offense than opposed to (guys like Rodgers).

“And Tom Brady. I haven’t sacked him or played against him, I’ve just watched him. I watched the film and like ‘Oh, he’s getting that out in like 1.9, 2 (seconds).'”