05-04-2020, 09:15 AM
(05-03-2020, 07:08 PM)impactplaya Wrote: Been listening and reading to the national media about
Joe Burrow and the offense he will inherit.
Read some article about how the Bengals already have
Done wrong cause they didnt draft 12 olineman and sign 25 all pro free agents.
Then I thought back 2 years ago when Baker Mayfield was a rookie
With the Browns. Here is where the media has short term
Memory and a bit of built in negativity with the Bengals
Nowhere did I see or read how Baker Mayfield was going
To a doom gloom situation with the Browns
Does anyone remember who the starting OTs were for the
Browns that year ?
It was Desmond Harrison and Chris Hubbard. Then Greg Robinson
At LT. Joel Bitonio is the LG. JC Tretter C.
Both LTs are out of the league now.
Yet that year Mayfield threw for 27 TD and 14 INT. 3700 YDS
Joe Burrow can reach those numbers.it's attainable
Burrow is inheriting a more talented offense then the 2018 Browns
Burrow has a coaching staff going into year 2
Mayfield went through 2 OCs that year
Just some food for thought
Greg Robinson is out of the league because he smuggled 300 pounds of pot over the border, he would be on a roster right now if not. As to his skill he is probably a high end back up low end starter. Bitonio was better than last year Michael Jordan, we will see about this years but I would guess he's still better. Tretter is far and away better than Hopkins and the right side of the line is probably about the same.
As to Mayfield's performance, it was a product of him stat padding against the worst teams in the league. He did something similar this year to look halfway defense, in reality he has not been very good his whole career against top half of the league defenses outside of one or two games a year. Can Burrow do that? Probably. Will we play a bunch of bottom half of the league defenses? Not sure.
