08-18-2020, 12:12 PM
(08-18-2020, 11:47 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I hear ya, a rookie screaming and throwing a fit set off "Ryan Leaf" alarms in my mind, too. I understand why people are into this mindset though, we are disappointed with the Dalton era so now we need to find something to declare as "the problem" that will be solved by the new guy. Dalton was nice...maybe being nice was the problem...well, Burrow won't be nice then and that'll fix things!
Going into 2019 we were citing this team's calm and quiet confidence as a reason we could succeed while the loud and braggadocios Browns would fall apart like the paper champs they were. Well 2019 was a bust, so now we are hopeful that our own form of swagger will be just what it takes to get stuff done. Here is hoping.
I'll admit I'm intrigued to see how Burrow reacts the first time Ross does something boneheaded, but I'm not so sure we're just going to see as many death states as we hope. Rather, Burrow is more likely to react in a reasonable manner and we will declare that to be a sign of his maturity and control over his emotions. Plus, we might not have enough WR depth for Burrow to get into a blood feud with too many of them.
I'm far more interested in how Burrow reacts the first time "he" does something wrong or boneheaded. That's how he'll either gain respect or not. If he comes back after a mistake and throws a TD pass or just stands in there after a big hit and completes a 3rd and 8, well, that's how he'll gain respect and become a leader.
