I hope it doesn’t happen, but we might be witnessing something similar to what I described in my original reply.

I was looking for another comment I made on either this or another article and stumbled on this one. I recently did a study on all QBs from 1992-2015 and found that the idea of exchanging sacks for interceptions isn’t really supported by the data (at least not in general; individual cases always apply). Quarterbacks who are good at avoiding sacks tend to be pretty good at avoiding interceptions as well. Quarterbacks who eat too many sacks also tend to throw too many picks. They also happen to wash out of the league quickly enough for us to forget about them. It turns out that, in general, good QBs are good because the are good at lots of QB things. Bad QBs tend to be bad at a lot of QB things. Anecdotal arguments like Ben, Alex Smith, and Rodgers have taken primacy in our heads and helped us believe their examples are representative of everyone’s.

I was a little surprised when I found this, especially since I did the study in order to prove the narrative correct. I always enjoy the feeling of being completely wrong but learning something new and exciting.