05-01-2020, 05:45 PM
(05-01-2020, 03:52 PM)Jhowdy54 Wrote: This passed year Joe Burrow was sacked 30 times in 15 games played. That ranked 72nd in division 1. @Alabama he was sacked 5 times and managed to go 31-39 for 375 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs. LSU was shuffling the line week to week and still managed to put up record numbers. He is 100% ready for the NFL. One problem is this past year he was very rarely under center. In the 1st 2 games he was in the shotgun 128 out of 134 plays. Hopefully we adjust our offense to his strengths and not change him to run our offense.
First of all let me say that Joe Burrow looked great when facing pressure in 2019, but the sack stats are a little deceptive. Just like in the NFL quarterbacks who hold onto the ball longer trying to make plays downfield also get sacked more often. Considering the number of big plays Burrow made outside the pocket I would say it was worth taking a few more sacks.
The LSU O-line had three players drafted in the first Four rounds and won the Joe Moore Award for the best offensive line in college football. They were damn good.
