Unleashing Joe Burrow

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(09-25-2021, 10:33 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: This is an outstanding point you make — as usual — but what many people forget is Green Bay, Tampa Bay, and the Rams have three of the best offensive lines in football and they all have competent offensive coordinators too.  Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Matthew Stafford are in good hands.  Joe Burrow is a sitting duck.

Thanks, bud.  

And although I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once, I am no offensive coordinator.  

I do, however, see certain traits in the best offenses, and I have tried to get clarification as to why the Bengals don't do more of this, and it is exactly what you are eluding to about those teams.  Is it really their talent on the offensive line???  Dak Prescott does this as well.  

Maybe so, but here goes:  Watch those QBs when they take the snap in shotgun.  They immediately take ANOTHER two to three steps BACK.  Burrow's shotgun snap seems to be VERY close to the line of scrimmage.  You may say this is where the pocket is but he doesn't have the throwing lanes and has to use more of his peripheral vision to see the rush coming.   Brady isn't the most athletic guy, but he moves around the pocket so well because he has become so accustomed to seeing it coming from in front of him.  He can slide around and has room to step up.

In summary, watch how short Burrow's drops are vs. the other QBs and teams we are discussion.  I know some will say:  That is a short drop designed to get the ball out quick.  Great.  I get it, but if there isn't an option, he is screwed.  A deeper drop can still get him plenty of time to make that quick read and get the ball out, but would afford him more room to navigate and have more options with more time to get open.

A lot of the smaller QBs do this as well, like Wilson and Murray, or they move the pocket because they throw so well on the run.  

Joe can do this as well, as long as it is done on occasion as it does shut down half the field, really.  

I just want him to have more room to see it coming from in front, and also more time to scope the field.  He did this at LSU.  I don't know why he is so shallow on this offense, but if it is out of fear of poor protection, it seems you are bringing him closer to the threat, not further away.