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(11-19-2020, 09:58 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Even with a Joe Burrow under center the Bengals have the 22nd scoring offense in the NFL. 

Also almost certainly going to get swept in the division (unless the Ravens sit their starters Week 17).



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Interesting stat worth keeping an eye on since you mentioned mobility and being able to get out of the way... 

Joe Burrow is on pace to get sacked 57 times this year.

If you take his sack rate at LSU (with a talented OL and amazing run game) and put it to the number of attempts he's throwing in 2020, he would be on pace to have 50 sacks.

Sure a 7 sack difference is big, but those are both still huge totals.

Yes the OL is bad, but this also legitimately might just be Joe Burrow. A guy who takes a lot of sacks. (Even more so if he's throwing a ton.)

That's a good point....and Burrow is prone to hold the ball too long looking to make things happen. 

That said, it seems I recall Dalton being sacked a shit ton over the last two years as well. Wasn't it like 8 sacks against Shitsburgh last year? Dude even threw his helmet through the Gatorade coolers during that game. I had never seen him get that upset. This line has been trash since 2016.

Last year they averaged around 17 I think? We're up 5 points a game with the three low scoring affairs. Otherwise, it's been 30 or more. They barely broke 21 in any game last season, save for the Miami game. Raw stats don't tell the entire story here....the offense is definitely playing better this season. And it's basically with two WRs and that's it.