What teams do to slow down the pass rush.
1. Play action- this gets your eyes out of position for a split second.

2. Chip or max protect- keeping guys in to protect then getting them out late in the route is always a plus to keep a defense off balance. This does a couple of things one allows for deeper routes and two once the protection is handled it allows for guys to sit in soft spots in zone coverage(If you don't understand that concept let me know I will got into it).

3. Quick throws- a quick and easy option for the qb and most of the time it's a safe throw. The only thing you can do is tackle the catch (that's another issue).

As stated before the things you want to do during a blitz are simple
1. Sack the qb

2. Make him have to make a rushed decision.

3. Make him move his feet or feel the pressure.
--Kevin Burnett