Wow this is breathtaking.
There's been a lot created in these last few threads.
1) ProFootballFocus graded Webb's games fairly, but they messed up in how they graded Jermon Bushrod's games.
2) Cutler's mobility allowed him to escape pressures (PFF already counts the QB pressures whether a QB escapes them has nothing to do with it being counted as a pressure)
3) Bushrod was out on an island all by himself most of the time and Webb received help all the time. Even though most of the help the Bears used last year was dedicated to the right tackle spot because Carimi, and Scott were both far more horrible than Webb and Bushrod.
Bushrod is notorious for giving up a lot of QB hits and QB pressures even when he has a "good year"
In 2011 Bushrod gave up 11 QB hits and 42 QB pressures
In 2010 Bushrod gave up nine QB hits and 48 QB pressures
In 2009 Bushrod gave up nine sacks, nine QB hits and 32 QB pressures.
So not only does he give up a high number of QB hits he gives up a high number of QB pressures on top of it.
Webb by comparison
In 2011 Webb gave up 12 sacks, 6 QB hits and 30 pressures
In 2010 at RT and his rookie year Webb gave up 12 sacks, 1 QB hit and 48 pressures.
Now if I wanted to do defend Webb over Bushrod during Webb's first two seasons I could argue that Webb played in Mike Martz's seven step drop outdated offense which constantly put the offensive line is a losing position.
I could also point out that last year the Bears averaged more yards per attempt through the air than every team but the 49ers. (Correction this includes the playoffs, if you adjust the percentage to measure just the regular season the Bears were FIRST in the NFL in the percentage of passes they threw down the field) This stat means that Cutler was forced to hold onto the football longer and the offensive line to hold onto their blocks longer because on average the Bears receiver were running deeper longer routes than all of the teams in the NFL but one.
The Bears had a higher percentage of their pass attempts that were 15 yards or greater in 2012.
More pressure on your QB and more pressure on your offensive line as a result.
Drew Brees and the Saints on the other hand were on the complete opposite end of the spectrum in the percentage of their passes that were for 15 yards or greater. The Saints offense was 34th in the NFL in the number of passes they attempted that were 15 yards or greater.
So the Saints got the ball out quicker on average, but Bushrod gave up more pressures and more hits on average than Webb did.