Several studies have shown quarterbacks mostly control their own sack rates. One of the most famous, from the Big Lead in 2018, found sack rate was 'one of the most consistent things when a quarterback changes teams. It is one of the least consistent things when a team changes quarterbacks.'
Before the 2022 draft, ESPN analytics writer Seth Walder called Howell's penchant for taking sacks a red flag. Howell could still succeed, Walder said, but his sack rate heightened the importance of other aspects of his game, such as accuracy and scrambling.
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