It’s Monday. Anyone Get Fired Yet?

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(10-02-2023, 12:05 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: It’s almost 11:00 ET here in SW Ohio.  By now Mike Brown has no doubt finished his Frisch’s Breakfast Buffet and taken his ‘91 Lumina to the gas station.  He should be at his office inside Paycor Stadium knocking heads as we speak.

I can think of 275 million reasons why Mikey Boy should be absolutely furious.  Joe Burrow is a generational talent whose team should NOT be 1-3 and scoring 10.5 points per game.  This talented offense should be scoring ten points per QUARTER.  Joe is getting physically abused in what little pocket exists and his calf injury affects his mobility, his throwing, and most of all his mind.  

Frank Pollack and Brian Callahan should be on the hottest seats on the planet right now — maybe Zac Taylor too.  Mike Brown cannot be happy right now.  He opened his wallet wide and the team is playing at a level which can only be described as an epic failure.

Make a move, Mikey Boy.  Please.  WWPBD?  What Would Paul Brown Do?

The team is 1-3 and has looked atrocious because of Burrow's lingering injury.
He hasn't fully recovered, and he's going out there (regardless if it's his choice or team's) and unable to be as effective as we all expect him to be.

I don't have a doubt that if Burrow was his normal self, we'd be seeing a much more effective offense.

What I don't see is the team adjusting (or able to adjust) enough to accommodate Burrow being limited.

The team really isn't built to be a strong running team nor is it built to have a statue at QB.

This season is going to ride or die on Burrow's shoulders (or hamstring).

EDIT - Bengals won't make any change until the Bye week, which is my prediction. They get arguably (easily) beatable opponents in ARZ and SEA. If they go winless in those games, you'd have to think some change(s) will be a certainty. Going 1-1 may be a little uncertain but still possible. Going 2-0 I think they'll stick with what they're doin.