R.I.P. Team Sewell

[TheFan]

(09-12-2021, 09:46 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Another year, same old problems.  Burrow was sacked 5 times.  I can't see how anybody can defend the poor pass protection yet again.  The Bengals did not do enough to address the O line this offseason.  You just can't have Burrow keep taking hits like that.  Over a 17 game schedule that would be 85 sacks.  Burrow won't survive taking those hits.  Would Sewell have made any difference?  It's hard to say.  If you had Sewell, you would at least have more options on the O line.   As it is, the pass protection was bad

At least 2 of the sacks weren't on the Oline. Perine missed at least 2 pick ups that were his responsibility which directly resulted in sacks. I believe another was Burrow holding on too wrong but still, 2-3 sacks is fairly normal. Five sacks is obviously a lot more than we want to see again but not all sacks are on the Oline. 

Two were because of our Center who's also just coming back from knee surgery.I'm not sure if any came from where Sewell would have been playing.