12-23-2019, 02:18 AM
(12-23-2019, 01:23 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: I’m sure I speak for you and certainly for myself but we do NOT want Joe Burrow to fail! If he comes to Cincinnati we want him to break every existing quarterback record and lead the Bengals to a dynasty. His failure, should it happen, will not be on him. Joe Burrow is a great player who plays in a great system at LSU. I’ve seen LSU play and Joe is elite, no question about it.
However, he is in an offensive system and plays under one of the most brilliant men in college football. Don’t forget that. Like many great college players who become Bengals, Joe may end up being “coached down” rather than “coached up.” Good Lord I don’t want to see that happen!
This is what I'm afraid of. Joe Brady has done a fantastic job there. Burrow's turnaround was Drew Brees-like.
(12-23-2019, 01:54 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Literally no one thinks that. You’re a straight up liar. No one here thinks Mike Brown isn’t a problem. No one here thinks Marvin was a great coach being held back by a bad QB. No one here thinks our OL has been great the past few years. No one here thinks our LBers have been good the last few years. No one here thinks Taylor is a good player caller, etc, etc, etc .
Just stop with your bs.
I think it's fair to say a disproportionate amount of blame has been heaped on the QB. Despite our many problems, QB is always what we wind up talking about. People are super excited about Burrow (myself included in that), but do any of us really think this FO will fix the team around him? A segment of this board doesn't really talk about that it seems.
Instead, I often see people saying "well Andy never led us anywhere" or "Andy couldn't win big games" as if Andy is the key reason we never won anything. Maybe those who say such things really do believe Mike, Marvin, etc are/were problems, but it's hard to tell when they're making such statements.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
