Burrow Proved Himself

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(09-20-2021, 09:52 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: I’ve noticed a lot of Bengals fans like Burrow so much that we are very soft on him sometimes. It’s okay to be critical of Burrow and still believe in his ability going forward. The reason that Cincinnati lost yesterday is because of Burrow. You can blame playcalling but Burrow threw those two awful interceptions. You can blame the coaches all you want but players play the game and Burrow made two backbreaking mistakes. The third interception was a combination of Burrow and OL but I’d say more OL than Burrow.

All of this okay. He is still young and coming off of a tough injury. He will learn and I still believe in the guy. He also almost brought us back yesterday, coupled with the defense. However, they lost because of him.

Burrow blew it, but he's just another 1st overall pick drafted by a franchise with long-term issues and he's put in a position where he's got to play "hero ball" and you win some and you lose some when you play that game.  I know Burrow isn't a rookie, nor "technically a rookie" but this week was a fine example of QBs with 1-10 or so games under their belts throwing picks like mad, a few nice TDs in there, and generally taking their lumps.

You've got Burrow, Herbert, Zach Wilson, and Lawrence out there playing feast or famine football for their underachieving franchises.  You have Mac Jones and Sam Darnold being put in the position to just not make too many mistakes and win week in and week out, and Matt Stafford who had to play a decade or more of desperation football but is now in a spot where he feels like he's died and gone to heaven with all the support he has.