03-30-2022, 04:51 PM
(03-30-2022, 01:03 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: I sometimes wonder if he could have been a good NFL QB had he not been drafted by the Bengals and tossed to the wolves the way he was and taken all the hits. Didn't have a line and certainly wasn't ready but they ran him out there and led to him getting happy feet in the pocket. That mixed with the surgery that took his arm strength from him completely, makes me curious how his career looks elsewhere.
For a fun comparison look at his sack percentage versuses Burrow's.
In 1993, Klingler was sacked on 10.4% of his attempts to drop back and pass.
Burrow who took an absolute pounding last season was sacked on 8.9% of his pass attempts.
Really shows you how much Klingler was getting shelled.
Agree for the most part. I definitely don't look at Klingler the same way I do Akili. We had some weapons and blocking for Akili. He was just awful. Arguably the biggest bust in NFL history.
Tbh I don't think Klingler would've been a star by any stretch, but he was behind the 8ball with that line.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
