11-14-2021, 11:39 AM
(11-12-2021, 06:16 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: There are definitely times where he's tries to force things or make something happen off-script. so that's definitely a part of it. At other times, he's had some bad luck with defenders making good plays on tipped passes.
Another interesting factor is that he leads the league in 'aggressive passing' which are throws into tight coverage / small windows. This stat usually reflects a combination of some poor / reckless decisions by the QB and some poor routes / separation by the receivers. Nine of his 11 picks have come when he's targeting Boyd and Chase, and Higgins has a ton of contested balls so far.
Joe's got to be more consistent with his decision making no doubt, but the receivers are going to have to step up their games as well. You can't depend on the big play all the time. There's been far too many 3 and outs and inconsistency during the first 9 games.
Having said all that, I'm expecting the offense to take a huge step over these next 8 games. The truth is, while they've had some huge plays and exciting performances...neither Burrow or the offense as a whole has played their best football yet.
Joe has said before he is going to throw it up and give his recievers a chance to win it.
