The Chicago Bears defense got better in free agency with the addition of All-Pro pass rusher Robert Quinn.
Quinn comes to the Bears after a nine-year career, and he’s coming off of his second-best season since joining the NFL. Quinn notched 11.5 sacks and 22 quarterback hits for the Cowboys, where it was hard to find anything to love about Dallas’ defense.
The Bears pass rush, which struggled last season, only serves to get better with pairing a couple of All-Pros with a nose for getting after the quarterback.
Let’s get to know Khalil Mack’s new partner-in-crime:
1. Quinn knows how to get after the quarterback
The Bears just made their already dominant defense even more potent with the addition of Robert Quinn. There was no one, other than Green Bay’s Za’Darius Smith, that pressured quarterbacks more than Quinn last season.
Quinn generated the second-highest quarterback pressure rate on 14.0% of pass rushes last season. Also, Quinn’s average pass rush get-off time (0.80 seconds) ranked fifth among edge rushers with at least 300 pass rushes in 2019. He also added 11.5 sacks, which was the second-highest of his career.
Just imagine what Quinn can accomplish on this Bears defense with Khalil Mack lining up opposite him.
New Bears edge rusher Robert Quinn generated pressure on 14.0% of pass rushes last season, 2nd-highest in the NFL behind only Za'Darius Smith (14.6%).
Quinn's average pass rush get-off time (0.80 seconds) ranked 5th among edge rushers with at least 300 pass rushes in 2019. https://t.co/ZRJlqon8Nn pic.twitter.com/uNnOn4EURe
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