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Giants turning to DeVito at quarterback

The Giants are plugging in Tommy DeVito at quarterback, and sign me up as interested – not in DeVito but in the defenses that will be playing against him.

DeVito is limited and inexperienced. He wasn’t even drafted a year ago. And he’ll be operating behind a problematic offensive line. The best member of that group, left tackle Andrew Thomas, is out for the year.

Under similar circumstances last year, DeVito took 37 sacks despite starting only six times. Give him credit for somehow winning half of those games, and he threw only 1 interception as a starter (along with his 2 when coming off the bench).

The sack numbers were historic. Defenses got him on 17 percent of his attempts. David Carr, Justin Fields and Alex Smith, for all the sacks we’ve seen them taken, never got up that high. It’s the highest total by anyone (with at least 100 attempts) since Randall Cunningham in 1986. Cunningham at that time was scrambling around behind the line of scrimmage, trying to make plays.

DeVito in the preseason took 10 sacks – just 2 in 34 attempts against the Lions and Texans, but 8 against the Jets while completing 14 of 27 passes.

The Buccaneers get DeVito this week, and I’m expecting them to finish right near the top in sacks.

HIGHEST SACK RATES SINCE 2002
SeasonPlayerComAttYdsTDIntSkPct
2023• Tommy DeVito, NYG1141781,101833717.2
2023• Daniel Jones, NYG108160909263015.8
2011Caleb Hanie, Chi.51102613391915.7
2004Craig Krenzel, Chi.59127718362315.3
2005Alex Smith, S.F.841658751112914.9
2022Justin Fields, Chi.1923182,24217115514.7
2002David Carr, Hou.2334442,5929157614.6
2018Cody Kessler, Jac.85131709222214.4
2006Andrew Walter, Oak.1472761,6773134614.3
2005David Carr, Hou.2564232,48814116813.8
2014Michael Vick, NYJ64121604321913.6
2006Daunte Culpepper, Mia.81134929232113.5
2019Marcus Mariota, Ten.951601,203722513.5
2014Robert Griffin, Was.1472141,694463313.4
2024Deshaun Watson, Cle.1372161,148533313.3
2024Will Levis, Ten.1181791,169882713.1
2003Josh McCown, Ari.951661,018562513.1
2016Robert Griffin, Was.87147886232213.0
2012Kevin Kolb, Ari.1091831,169832712.9
2019Josh Rosen, Mia.58109567151612.8
2008J.T. O'Sullivan, S.F.1282201,6788113212.7
2008J.P. Losman, Buff.63104584251512.6
2005Daunte Culpepper, Min.1392161,5646123112.6
2004Michael Vick, Atl.1813212,31314124612.5
2019Dwayne Haskins, Was.1192031,365772912.5
2002Chris Chandler, Chi.1031611,023442312.5
2004Chad Hutchinson, Chi.92161903432312.5
2004Kurt Warner, NYG1742772,054643912.3
2023Ryan Tannehill, Ten.1492301,616473212.2
2022Sam Ehlinger, Ind.64101573331412.2

—Ian Allan

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