AAron will be talking to the Steelers today

The player was sacked 29 times. As with all quarterback sack totals, that is a mixture of the quarterback and the struggles of the offensive line.

 

No, I don't. I saw them fail miserably with Pickett. The hope is a good enough quarterback will overcome those issues.

 

Brock Purdy is the only QB from 2022 that's still with the team that drafted him.

The Titans have spent a 3rd, 2nd, and 1st, respectively, at QB in each of the past three drafts.

The transition to 11-personnel, RPO-styled offensive schemes over the past 25 years made it such that teams can't afford to linger with a QB for as long as they did in the days of old, when the running game was the focus.

 

I'm will argue that sack rates are highly QB dependent, less OL dependent. QBs that get sacked a lot will generally continue to be sacked regardless of OL. Wilson is just one example of that.

 

Bradshaw struggled his first few years. In today’s league, he would’ve been cut or traded

 

It is both. There are certainly sacks that are the quarterback's fault, but the line has to do its job to reduce sacks, too.

 

Yes, but it was a very different game. Bradshaw was drafted 55 years ago.

 

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I forgot to ask how many games he played in that season.

 

He played in 13 games.

 

Yes, he is draftable for the starting job in the NFL out of college. He took too many sacks which means he indecisive, but his interception rate is elite, and he can score at a good pace. This QB could need a year to clean up the indecisiveness/sacks. He maybe too protective of the ball. And then his scoring may suffer because his tendency is to protect the ball.
Also we want to look at his rushing ability and physicallity to determine whether he is 100% first round starter contract or second round starter with shorter leash or a year of development before starting. But, yes he should get a channce in the NFL to compete for SB out of college based on that information. First year is a throwaway year anyway, so the coaches' decision whether to speed up his decisions in training and classroom or start him right away during the first year.

 

Stats in college don't always mean everything... In college it depends on the talent around you and the level of competitionis is also important in the evaluation

 

Of course, it's a team sport. But the QB is the primary cause:

Quarterbacks control their own sack rate, and they are likely responsible for the quality of sacks they take too. We know this because QBs who change teams tend to have their sack quality follow them. If the offensive line or poor coaching was responsible for sack quality, it wouldn't follow the QBs to new teams.

Are NFL Quarterbacks Responsible For Sack Quality? Breaking Down QBs' Role in Sacks

 

It can also depend of the style of the offense....Also not always good to throw short quick throw everytime especially in 3rd down.Normally, when it's below 3 seconds, the o-line is more to blame but when it's higher than that, it's more on the QB but it always depends on the context for each situation