We still haven't seen Burrow's ceiling yet

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(12-09-2021, 10:14 AM)Mer Wrote: To the OP.

I hope you're right and we haven't seen Burrow's ceiling yet, but he's been showing signs that are starting to creep in a little concern for me. 1. He seems to be staring down his target before he throws. 2. The interceptions are getting a little concerning. Even though, I realize, a good percentage of those were tipped balls or miscommunication, there is still that head scratcher he throws to frequently. 3. The last thing I've been seeing recently is he seems to be hearing footsteps in the pocket and giving up on the play before anyone touches him. I haven't seen this last one a lot, but enough that I'm bringing it up.

I'm hoping these things are just a blip in his HOF career and he gets them worked out. I was extremely excited when we drafted him and I still believe he can be our GOAT.

Addressing your concerns
1) 100% agree. If he's already decided to go to this receiver, look elsewhere first to draw defenders away, then go back and hit his man. Watch tapes of Marino, who, in my opinion, was the best at reading pre-snap defenses 
2) I think that's just going to be his style. We all want Brady 2.0 . . . Looks like he's going to be more like Favre 2.0. At times it's just going to be frustrating. We'll all have to deal with it in our own way. Ask PackerBacker what it's like.
3) We can go round and round on this. One side says he holds onto the ball too long and he's starting to learn to get rid of it sooner and the other side will say he's leaving potential plays on the field. Until this o-line improves to top 10 in the league, I'm on team 'get rid of the ball, live to fight another play'.