Joe Burrow has played two seasons in the NFL. He’s had a competent offensive line in none of them.
His 2020 rookie campaign ended after 10 games and 32 sacks thanks to multiple torn knee ligaments. While he flourished in 2021, his situation behind the line of scrimmage got even worse. His 51 sacks led the league. His 8.9 percent sack rate was fifth-worst among qualified starting quarterbacks. He was sacked 19 more times in four playoff games, including seven in Super Bowl 56.
But Burrow doesn’t think those numbers tell the whole story. Some sacks, according to the man who absorbed them, aren’t necessarily bad things. Instead, they’re a function of trying to wring every inch out of a given drive.
