Where is the Improvement with giving up Sacks

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(12-08-2021, 07:27 PM)NotBigzo Wrote: It’s not even really defending mediocrity. It’s defending something that’s on pace to be slightly less shitty than it was last year.

Here is the thing.  You don't judge an entire offense based ONLY on the number of sacks allowed.  Only a troll who ignores everything he sees except the negative would claim that our passing game is only "slightly less shitty than it was last year".

Last year Burrow got sacked less often while dinking and dunking short passes.  This year he is getting sacked more often but throwing many more passes farther downfield.  

Last year Burrow had 4 completions of over 30 yards (2 of them short passes in air) and 23 of 20+ yds.  This year he has 17 completions over 30 yards (only 5 short passes in air) and 35 completions of 20+ yds.*


................................'20......'21*
Yds/comp.................10.2...12.1
Net yds/att............... 5.6...  7.1 (pass yds-sack yds/pass att + sacks)

So our passing game has improved dramatically and much of it is based on IMPROVED pass blocking that gives Burrow MORE TIME to attempt deeper passes.

Your take on this is like complaining about how there is no difference between a basketball player shooting 50% from 2 point range one year and shooting 50% on 3-pointers the next.  You either don't understand what is going on or you are intentionally ignoring anything positive in order to be a troll.


* Stats through first 11 games of 2021.