Sacks still suck, guys.
Tony Romo has been sacked 72 times over the past two seasons, a stretch in which the Cowboys’ offensive line has allowed the team’s quarterbacks to be hit 156 times. That’s a manageable but still high level of abuse, and it remains remarkable that Romo hasn’t missed a game since 2010, despite having to play through a punctured lung at one point.
Lungs are important, you know, because of that whole breathing deal, and nevermind the throwing bit that comes during the breathing process.
Two years ago, Dallas invested a first-round pick (ninth overall) in tackle Tyronn Smith. But Romo still endured three games this past season in which he was sacked four or more times, most notably a Week 11 win over Cleveland when he went down seven times, with the total lost yardage accounting for over half the field (56 yards).
So further reinforcements are needed among the large bodies tasked with protecting the man who was just given many shiny new dollars. We can expect a guard to be selected with the 18th overall pick then, right? But what happens if the top guards are gone by then?
What say you, KD Drummond from Blogging the Boys?
