10-02-2023, 01:41 PM
(10-01-2023, 10:43 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Dude, it's the calf.
He can't move in the pocket. He has nothing on his throws. He can't plant or drive the ball down field. It's effecting his other mechanics and he's not nearly as accurate.
To think it's anything other than the calf is just crazy. Are you watching him out there? He's a sitting duck. Defenses will continue to game plan to blitz the shit out of him. At this point I'm more worried about him getting injured other than the calf. He can't escape pressure. It's irrisponsible as shit for ZT to keep running him out there.
I think it is the calf as well, but Burrow still has plenty of zip on this throws. This is something that we can actually measure. I have gone through a handful of plays from the Titans game to do these calculations. Last year, Burrow's fastest pass that I found was a 56 MPH throw over the middle. This is pretty close to what some other sources have measured him, including this old pally post from predraft and this article that is unfortunately now paywalled. The article measures Burrow at 56 MPH. You can use the Wayback Machine to get around the paywall if you really want to read it.
Anyways, Burrow threw several passes yesterday clocking in between 52-54 MPH. They have plenty of velocity. My guess is going to be that the injury is affecting him mentally and he may be compensating with a mechanical change which is affecting his accuracy.
