A not-insignificant factor as to why Cincinnati Bengals superstar quarterback Joe Burrow keeps getting sidelined by injuries is all the hits he's taken throughout his career behind poor pass protecting offensive lines.
Now to be fair, some of that is Cincinnati's system. Burrow loves to be in the shotgun and operate out of a lot of empty formations. That puts the o-line in a tough spot with so many true pass sets.
But the running game has struggled to get rolling or diversify much in the Burrow era. That is, until head coach Zac Taylor decided to swap out tenured offensive line coach Frank Pollack in favor of Scott Peters for the 2025 season.