dropback

[ drop-bak ]

noun

1. a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level:

   Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dropback¹

Noun use of verb phrase drop back

Example Sentences

Yet thanks to their coverage unit, they’ve managed the 10th-best sacks-per-dropback rate, sixth-best opponent passer rating and second-best defensive success rate.

From FiveThirtyEight

He said that was not a problem with Jurgensen, a dropback passer who stayed in the pocket created by the offensive line.

From Washington Post

Everything looked like a nail to Brown’s Wolverines, who blitzed quarterbacks on just over 40 percent of dropbacks during those four games.

From FiveThirtyEight

Even better, DBOE is based on the probability of a play being a dropback, a metric that’s fairly opaque to a defensive play-caller since they often simply match big bodies to big bodies when the offense trots out their personnel.

From FiveThirtyEight

The Tennessee Titans’ reclamation of Ryan Tannehill — third in the league in play-action dropback percentage and fourth in the league in QBR this season through Week 6 — adds further evidence.

From FiveThirtyEight