Carson on Joe

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(01-15-2021, 01:11 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: There’s a difference between physically 100% and mentally 100%. Palmer was physically 100%, but mentally he still didn’t trust his knee would hold up until he got through a few games. You could see he was reluctant to put his full weight on that knee in his follow through, which caused the ball to sail high. IIRC that last 2-3 games.

Another thing to keep in mind is that Palmer's replacement ACL gave out in 2014 in a non-contact "expiration date is due" sort of way.  When he came back from that injury though he was playing like a man who knew his time was running out so the hesitation wasn't there.  I can see why a player would be more cautious coming back from a big injury earlier in his career, so if Burrow might follow suit.