🚨 Rob Johnson – Sack Avoidance Stats
Career sack rate: 13.3%
🔥 This is the highest sack rate in NFL history among quarterbacks with 500+ pass attempts.
Career attempts: 982
Career sacks taken: 140
That means he was sacked once every 7 pass attempts, on average.
📉 Key Low Points
2000 (Buffalo Bills):
Johnson started 11 games and was sacked 49 times — a sack rate of over 15%.
He had a higher sack total than touchdown total (just 6 TDs that year).
Johnson was also benched multiple times for Doug Flutie, who behind the same offensive line had a far lower sack rate — suggesting Johnson’s internal clock and decision-making were the real problem.
🧠 Why Was He So Bad at Avoiding Sacks?
Held the ball way too long – constantly waited for the perfect throw.
Lacked awareness – often didn’t feel pressure well.
Poor decision-making – didn’t throw it away or check down.
Overconfidence in arm talent – thought he could make any play work.
🏆 Verdict
Rob Johnson is statistically and anecdotally one of the worst QBs at avoiding sacks in NFL history — arguably #1 overall.
He was a walking sack machine and cost his teams dearly in field position, momentum, and drives. The contrast with Doug Flutie in Buffalo made it even more glaring.