01-21-2023, 01:21 PM
Regarding the question on whether losing 60% of the starting offensive line is being overblown -- I would say its not being overblown. Fans talk about the Bengals getting to the Super Bowl with a makeshift OL last year. Yes, but Burrow was close to setting a record for being sacked. Heck, he was sacked 9 times by the Titans. Nine! And actually would have been 11 had there not been two penalties that wiped out sacks.
When the OL first gelled this year, Burrow was sitting back in a pocket and surveying the field and was unstoppable. Imagine having time for Chase and Higgins and Boyd and Hurst to run around as Burrow sat in the pocket.
I would not be surprised at all to see the Bills blitz more in this game. Burrow is good at getting rid of the ball fast this year. (He wasn't always, but adapted given the lousy OL last year). But he can't pass with someone draped all over him or while he is on the ground.
When the OL first gelled this year, Burrow was sitting back in a pocket and surveying the field and was unstoppable. Imagine having time for Chase and Higgins and Boyd and Hurst to run around as Burrow sat in the pocket.
I would not be surprised at all to see the Bills blitz more in this game. Burrow is good at getting rid of the ball fast this year. (He wasn't always, but adapted given the lousy OL last year). But he can't pass with someone draped all over him or while he is on the ground.
