08-18-2021, 01:17 PM
On the Ringer. Interviewed both Burrow and Callahan, some very good insights.
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/8/18/22630102/joe-burrow-bengals-nfl-2021-injury-recovery
Some highlights:
Our boy worked his butt off to rehab his injury and get back on the field in top form - He brought his trainer with him on vacation. He was deeply serious. “Every workout to me was life or death,” Burrow said. “Go in there, no matter what you’re feeling. Knee hurts, body hurts, mind not up to it—you’ve got to get the work done. If you don’t get the work done, it’s not going to show up on the field. And I want it to show up on the field.”
He's not worried about the slow start to TC - “It was more so just getting the feeling back in the pocket. I’ve always been pretty good at feeling the space in the pocket and going where I need to and feeling where the defenders are. And at the beginning of camp, it was kind of just a wall of people,” Burrow said. “I couldn’t really feel who was who, where the pressure was coming from. Then, at the end of last week, it just kind of clicked for me. And now I’m playing well again, back to my old self.”
They went Chase over Sewell to play to Burrow's strenths - Cincinnati coaches stress that Burrow has elite vision and processing ability, so getting as many talented pass catchers out into routes is the key. “I like having as many routes available to me as possible. Five people out in the route just to stress the defense. Because what I’m good at is feeling space, feeling defenders, feeling where they’re supposed to go, feeling the zones that open up behind them,” Burrow explained. “So when there’s only one or two guys out in the routes, that’s not where I’m at my best.”
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/8/18/22630102/joe-burrow-bengals-nfl-2021-injury-recovery
Some highlights:
Our boy worked his butt off to rehab his injury and get back on the field in top form - He brought his trainer with him on vacation. He was deeply serious. “Every workout to me was life or death,” Burrow said. “Go in there, no matter what you’re feeling. Knee hurts, body hurts, mind not up to it—you’ve got to get the work done. If you don’t get the work done, it’s not going to show up on the field. And I want it to show up on the field.”
He's not worried about the slow start to TC - “It was more so just getting the feeling back in the pocket. I’ve always been pretty good at feeling the space in the pocket and going where I need to and feeling where the defenders are. And at the beginning of camp, it was kind of just a wall of people,” Burrow said. “I couldn’t really feel who was who, where the pressure was coming from. Then, at the end of last week, it just kind of clicked for me. And now I’m playing well again, back to my old self.”
They went Chase over Sewell to play to Burrow's strenths - Cincinnati coaches stress that Burrow has elite vision and processing ability, so getting as many talented pass catchers out into routes is the key. “I like having as many routes available to me as possible. Five people out in the route just to stress the defense. Because what I’m good at is feeling space, feeling defenders, feeling where they’re supposed to go, feeling the zones that open up behind them,” Burrow explained. “So when there’s only one or two guys out in the routes, that’s not where I’m at my best.”
