Rodgers did pretty well in 2011 despite being sacked 41 times.
Well yes that is true, but let's think about that for a minute. Your high water mark example was 41 ... that's 17 less than Tannehill endured. So Tannehill had around 41% more sacks than your high water mark? That's significantly tougher.
And Tannehill was a 2nd year QB who entered the league low on experience, and was integrating 3 new targets (Wallace, Gibson and Keller), and as 2 of them started to click they went down with season ending injuries requiring him to develop timing with different guys on the fly ... While facing one of the NFL's 10 most sacked seasons ever.
That's a lot to put on the shoulders of a 2nd year QB with no run game.
And consider that you are comparing him to arguably the best QB in the game. You note these things, but at the end of the day there isn't all that much that is directly comparable. What it shows is two things:
1. Aaron Rodgers is fantastic.
2. Ryan Tannehill faced too many challenges last year.
If we fix the OL, we dramatically improve pass protection and open up a run game. Without solving the OL this offense fails and this season is shot. Most likely that means another roster gutting and total rebuild.
I am firmly in the camp that believes we must fix our OL FIRST. Do not pass go, do not collect a 2015 paycheck.
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