The REAL Mismatch

[WeezyBengal]

(09-20-2022, 07:36 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Joe Burrow, with adequate protection, is elite.  I can’t think of another quarterback I would want leading the Bengals’ offense.  Joe Burrow, with inadequate protection, is average at best.  I still want him leading the Bengals’ offense BUT...

...the offensive line is not protecting him and this is where I’m referencing the “mismatch.”  If an offensive line is really bad — and this one is — a pocket quarterback is going to get mauled.  Someone like Kyler Murray or Lamar Jackson might have a chance behind these five waddling tubs of false starting goo but Joe Burrow is a sitting duck.

No, I don’t want a new quarterback.  Don’t go there because I’m not.

All I’m saying is the scheme is bad up front and it just doesn’t match what Joe Burrow does.  

Frank Pollack isn’t the answer and we’ve seen this in 2018, 2021, and so far in 2022.  My suggestion is to let Alex Cappa and Ted Karras run the offensive line and design the protection; they protected Tom Brady and Mac Jones who are very much like Joe in the pocket.

Did you watch at all last season? Joe was constantly under pressure and had an amazing year. One of his strengths is pocket presence and his ability to extend plays. 

The issue with this team right now is two fold. The OL has been anything but perfect, but a lot of it is on Joe Burrow himself. He looks terrible in the pocket...even when its a good one. He is skiddish, drops his eyes, doesnt set his feet, etc. 

Part of that is due to the OL issues right now and from the past. Part of that is on him. 

Everyone needs to chill and give it a few more games before we start calling for OL player "coaches". Jeesh.