09-14-2020, 08:44 AM
The difference between the 1st half to the second hald, speifically in average distance of the catch (it doubled) showed what he can do with time. I think all things considered he weathered one of the better pass rushes in the NFL well and once he got a little better blocking in the 2nd half he showed a lot of poise. I was impressed with the way he moved the ball in the hurry up situation knowing he had no timeouts, especially at the end of it. Under 1 minute and throwing 6 and 8 yard routes in bounds he never panicked he got them lined up and didn't spike until he was supposed to.
His comfort with the recievers will improve as the year goes on, but overall I think we saw a lot of the things that he showed at LSU. His pocket work was good, but I think he started to learn a bit what he could and couldn't do in terms of running from NFL defensive linemen. The capper to it all was him passing on blaming the OPI at the end and instead pulling the focus back on his misses. People have said that when Baker Mayfield is confident people hate him, but when Burrow does it we love it. The difference is that post game right there, Baker is known for blaming the cirumstances while Joe took it on himself even when there was plenty of fair things to put it on at the end.
His comfort with the recievers will improve as the year goes on, but overall I think we saw a lot of the things that he showed at LSU. His pocket work was good, but I think he started to learn a bit what he could and couldn't do in terms of running from NFL defensive linemen. The capper to it all was him passing on blaming the OPI at the end and instead pulling the focus back on his misses. People have said that when Baker Mayfield is confident people hate him, but when Burrow does it we love it. The difference is that post game right there, Baker is known for blaming the cirumstances while Joe took it on himself even when there was plenty of fair things to put it on at the end.
