08-17-2021, 08:50 AM
(08-17-2021, 08:45 AM)Nately120 Wrote: Interesting...I guess it's about just getting Burrow out there on the field, but you'd think they'd rather have him in during the most like an NFL game of the pre-season than put him and the line out there with 3rd string players. This, along with ruling him out for Friday on a Monday may add to the suspicions that Burrow isn't as close to 100% as we'd have hoped.
I 'spose I mostly attribute our hesitance and disappointment to the off-season notion that Burrow would be leaps and bounds ahead of schedule in regards to the mental and physical rigors of returning from an injury. As per usual with the Bengals it's hard to tell who is making the call on these things...is Mike Brown being extra cautious, is ZT worried about Burrow's confidence, is Burrow getting resentful about being placed in bubble wrap like he's some sort of weakling? Maybe I'm just overthinking things.
I think it all just boils down to the fact they are still putting the oline together, WFT has one of the best D lines in the league, Joe is lighting it up in practice now, and the risks in a meaningless game are just not worth the reward. Letting him sit this one out and giving him a couple of series against Miami is the smart play. Much of this is just people being anxious to see him again. I am too. But I can wait.
