12-22-2022, 11:21 AM
(12-22-2022, 10:11 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Sorry if this has been stated already during the back-and-forth about the OL as being better or not. I only skimmed the thread. There isn't an easy way to really judge OL play, I contend, compared to skill positions that accumulate stats.
In '21 Burrow was sacked 51 times in the regular season (Yes, I know all of these aren't on the OL).
For '22, Burrow has so far been sacked 37 times during the regular season. This includes 13 times in the first two games.
Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurrJo01.htm
Maybe these stats reflect the OL is better this year than last? I think it does.
Outside outhouse first two games, it hasn't been bad.
Last year I'd be down low wondering how long Burrow would last in the league taking the kind of abuse he did on a regular basis. I've watched bad Bengal lines, but it was out of hand and dangerous.
I haven't had that feeling since September this year. It's been said repeatedly, but even when he does take a sack, often times he has a good 3 seconds before the defender gets hand on him.
I think that's about all you can ask from an offensive line in this league unless you are lucky enough to have a no-doubt elite unit. There may be 2 of those at best out of 32 teams. I'd be comfortable saying this is possibly a top 10 group, with the floor being top 15. I'd err closer top top 10, TBH.
