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While posting on the Michael Johnson story earlier, we wanted to do a quick breakdown on their sack totals based on quarters. Why? First of all, it just entered this glorious mind to do so and second, it adds to the overall Johnson vs. Dunlap debate, when factoring contract arguments.
Here is Michael Johnson's breakdown by quarter. You'll note that 41.3 percent of his sacks are from the first quarter and 63 percent from the first half.
| Michael Johnson sack breakdown by quarters | ||||||
| QUARTER | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | TOTAL | PCT. |
| 1st | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 41.3 |
| 2nd | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 21.7 |
| 3rd | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 17.4 |
| 4th | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 19.6 |
Carlos Dunlap's sack totals are spread a little more evenly, though incrementally increasing through the fourth quarter.
| Carlos Dunlap sack breakdown by quarters | ||||||
| QUARTER | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | TOTAL | PCT. | |
| 1st | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | |
| 2nd | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 | |
| 3rd | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | |
| 4th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 30 | |
Both players are entering their respective contract seasons. Michael Johnson is playing on the franchise tag, which expires next year and Carlos Dunlap is playing on the final year of a four-year rookie deal.