We'll find out soon

[TecmoBengals]

(02-16-2022, 09:47 AM)fredtoast Wrote: If you actually "see" Andrew Luck would know that in the final season of his career he was only sacked 18 times in 639 attempts.

At the same time Russell Wilson was being sacked an average of 63 times a year for 8 straight seasons without a single injury.

Andy Dalton was sacked 278 times as a Bengal without a single injury.

It's not really about the numbers when trying to make a Burrow/Luck comparison. Luck acknowledged playing with the pain from taking bad hits sparked his early retirement. It's about how Luck felt, not what the numbers reveal. Thus, that's the fear mongering sentiment being thrown out by fans or the media when speculating Burrow will become the next Luck because of the sacks and hits. The idea is easy to understand, will Burrow walk away early because he's tired of taking the sacks, dealing with the pain, or coping with injuries? Luck talked about this when announcing his retirement.

If I'm throwing out wild ideas about the OL really ruining Burrow's career, I'd be more worried he becomes Theismann Part II than Andrew Luck Part II.

All this "is Burrow the next Luck" talk aside, I think it's obvious to even the casual fan the OL needs to be better.