09-25-2023, 02:29 PM
(09-24-2023, 02:06 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Scout team reps Saturday, first team reps in Sunday walk through. Game time decision.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/joe-burrow-will-be-a-true-game-time-decision
Yeah, he will play.
(09-24-2023, 02:15 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: yes he split them but it was also a walkthrough practice.. which in football pretty much means very little on judging if a player can get through real game action... the odds are not good on either he starts or that he starts and is actually efffective
That is the question, how well he plays. The dude is going to fight to play, it isn't in him to sit especially when we are 0-2 and
desperately need a win, we are at Home playing with our white helmets. This is a big game in his career and it will tell a lot
about Burrow, the coaches and this team tonight.
(09-24-2023, 04:09 PM)samhain Wrote: I'm not completely sure, but I expect him to give it a go. Maybe he goes in and makes a judgement call if it bothers him more than he expected.
I don't have a link, but there's a doctor named Flynn making the rounds telling people that resting the calf probably wouldn't. make a big difference anyway. He rested it for 6 weeks and still had a re-occurence. It seems unlikely that shutting him down for a month would get anywhere other than where they were 2 weeks ago.
I suppose the part that I don't understand is the risk of additional damage if he plays through it. Is there still a damage control aspect?
It kind of sucks for Burrow. I'm sure wants to gut it out, but if he does and his play continues to suffer, he's going to take all kinds of criticism for not being tough enough.
Players play through injuries all year, even quarterbacks. If he's taking first team reps, then he's at least going to take a crack at starting.
There is a damage control aspect according to KillerGoose and the doctor he has been talking to.
Don't matter though, it is time to tough it out and get a win so we can salvage the season.
(09-24-2023, 05:51 PM)Sled21 Wrote: He'll play, Indy just dropped an L on the Ravens. Make up some ground time.
That was good on Indy yesterday. Love it.
