Saban says, sacks not important...

Nick Saban, head coach of the Miami Dolphins, who face off against the Texans this weekend has decided that sacks are, per the Miami Herald, "not a crucial factor in winning or losing." They've evidently done some research into the matter.

From the Miami Herald -

The Dolphins, you see, have done a study of factors
critical to winning and losing NFL games, and Saban disclosed perhaps the most
interesting aspect of the findings Monday when discussing Miami's
sack woes.

''I'm not saying [sacks are] over-hyped,'' Saban
said.``I'm just saying that things like how you run the football, big plays you
giveup which are explosive plays, turnovers, how you play in the red area,
andthird-down efficiency, seem to have more of a factor in winning and losing
the game than sack ratio.''

I wonder if they've expanded the research to include the Houston Texans, or was that data thrown out as an anomaly. Indeed the Texans should be experts at sack stats. Take 2005 for instance, David Carr was knocked down at a rate of 4.25 times per game...losing 424 yards or 6 yards/sack. . .That's horrible, and the Texans were 2-14, but I'm sure sacks had nothing to do with that.