09-02-2023, 11:30 PM
(08-31-2023, 06:30 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: We don't have to blindly defend a player just because we really like him. Burrow is a slow starter. Now, that particular statement can be a bit misleading as it isn't all his fault and there are a lot of factors involved, but he has been quite poor in the first two weeks of the season throughout his career. He has a 64% completion percentage with 10 TDs and eight interceptions. He has a passer rating of 81. His YPA is 6.2.
It's okay to point that out and discuss it without it being "almost laughable". It's part of the reason why some fans have been pounding the table about starters getting reps in the pre-season, and why many have talked about Burrow "never having a normal training camp". He always ends up having something that takes him out of commission during camp, or something that limits him in camp and he seems a bit uncomfortable the first couple of weeks.
Slow starter.... ok. But geez:
2020: Rookie starter without much of a preseason.
2021: Months after a totally rebuilt knee.
2022: Appendix rupture weeks before opening day.
Let's not act like Joe is just a slow starter for no reason, that is very disingenuous. If he starts slow this year then I'll agree, as I think most of his nonparticipatiuon was purely preventative.
