[Bette]

Consider that the internal clock a quarterback must have--while the timing can depend somewhat on whether it's a four-man rush or an all-out blitz, in general if a quarterback holds the ball for more than three seconds, he's in trouble. If he gets rid of it in less than 2.5 seconds, he will rarely find himself on his back.

HOLDING ON
The 10 quarterbacks who have held the ball the longest on their sacksQuarterbackAverage
Time Of SackNo. of
SacksJason Campbell3.663Tom Brady3.61Jay Cutler3.513Mark Sanchez3.512Brady Quinn3.299Kyle Orton3.273Trent Edwards3.266JaMarcus Russell3.223Chad Pennington3.26Kurt Warner3.073

GETTING RID OF IT
The 10 quarterbacks who have held the ball the shortest on their sacksQuarterbackAverage
Time Of SackNo. of
SacksByron Leftwich2.092Tony Romo2.11Peyton Manning2.292Marc Bulger2.464Carson Palmer2.475Joe Flacco2.522Matt Stafford2.533Matt Schaub2.62Matt Ryan2.622Brodie Croyle2.623

Which NFL Quarterbacks Hold The Ball Too Long? -- NFL FanHouse

Whats your take on this?

[Artisan219]

First off I live in Steeler Country so I have some bias. But I'll say Big Ben holds the ball too much. Granted, it happens to be his style and he likes to scramble, so I won't say it's the worst thing he does, but being 2-2 for a defending Super Bowl team says that they aren't firing on all cylinders yet. And if I'm not mistaken, Ben was the most-sacked QB last year. Still won XLIII, though...

[steelerfan]

Originally Posted by Artisan219

First off I live in Steeler Country so I have some bias. But I'll say Big Ben holds the ball too much. Granted, it happens to be his style and he likes to scramble, so I won't say it's the worst thing he does, but being 2-2 for a defending Super Bowl team says that they aren't firing on all cylinders yet. And if I'm not mistaken, Ben was the most-sacked QB last year. Still won XLIII, though...

I've come to realize that this is Ben's forte' he buys himself time better then any QB in the game, and many that are no longer playing, and he usually always finds that open receiver because of his elusiveness, reminds me of Elway so much, but he definately has his own style, and his style is the reason he's won 2 super bowls in 5 seasons.