04-10-2021, 08:55 AM
(04-09-2021, 11:54 PM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: His deep ball sucked last year. Try to sugar coat it all you want but a big part of AJ Green's weak catch percentage was because of Burrow's inaccuracy on the deep ball. Medium and short, he was fine, but this isn't the NCAA football he's throwing anymore.
(04-10-2021, 06:02 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: You mean before he was forced to throw an NFL ball? I would have no idea because I don't watch college football.
I can throw a college football about 60-65 yards, but I can only throw an NFL ball about 50 yards. There's a notable difference between the two when throwing.
Joe Burrow needs to work on his deep throws. No question. That was his biggest knock coming out of LSU: He drops them into buckets (gives a DB more time to adjust) instead of driving them on ropes. This is NOT an accuracy issue - as scouting reports noted. It's an arm strength and feet issue - that can be worked on and corrected some over time.
- The line also needs to work on consistently giving those plays time to develop and Joe space to step into throws.
- And the Bengals need a #1 WR who can give Burrow more than the 1.7 avg yards of separation AJ Green did in 2020. AJ's entire 2020 season was a pitiful display. The Bengals starting trio had the lowest avg yards of separation than any other group in 2020 and AJ was a huge reason for that. Although, Boyd & Higgins weren't stellar at 2.7 & 2.5 respectively.
^ That last one was the point of the other discussion I was referencing.
Regarding the football, if I recall correctly, Joe said in an interview that he finds the NFL ball easier to throw do to the shape and stickier texture to it vs a college football.
As far as the howitzer you're carrying around with you.... Can you throw it over them mountains?
