But I know a lot of times you can draw a correlation when your stats fall and the team struggles and they go hand in hand. But the bottom line is this year has been very disappointing in a lot of ways. There's a lot of reasons for it. I'm not going to make any excuses. I'm going there and playing as hard as I can.
Nobody cares about why things are the way they are.
I'm not going to sit here and make excuses. The two most obvious reasons for Beuerlein's declining numbers have been injuries and the lack of protection on the offensive line. The offense could be without six starters this Monday night when they face the Green Bay Packers, including five of Beuerlein's top weapons. And, the team's offensive line has been pathetic when it's come to picking up blitzes, allowing a league-high 49 sacks. Beuerlein has been sacked 45 times this season, and is on pace to become the second-most sacked quarterback in a single season in NFL history.