(05-13-2021, 04:12 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Nope, the one thing I always said about Burrow before we even drafted him was he was much more strong mentally
than Palmer ever was.

(05-13-2021, 04:27 PM)jj22 Wrote: I think it's only natural. I wouldn't expect Burrow of old (if all goes well) until 2022.

(05-13-2021, 04:36 PM)AtomicBlaze Wrote: No not yet but another year behind a horrible line and I think it could happen.

(05-13-2021, 03:38 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Carson's first year back and Kimo rolled over his knee, he was nervous in the pocket and never followed through if there was anyone even remotely close to his knee.  He still put up a solid year, but it could have been so much better and we could have made the playoffs.  By '07, he was back to normal and didn't have the fear anymore (or didn't show it in his throws).  

Will Burrow have Carson Syndrome?  He wasn't rolled over from behind, but Carson's fear just seemed to be a fear of anyone being near his knee.

With so many questions on our offensive line, will that play into it and make him have a bigger fear?

(05-13-2021, 06:41 PM)tms Wrote: People always talk sht about Carson around here lol but I have no problem acknowledging that he was a freakin' SAINT for a few years. The difference I see between Carson and Burrow is that it happened a bit later in Carson's career and he was never a mobile type to begin with. He came back like a hero, but I think bigger negative impact came from how he'd lost his aura of invincibility. Leading up to that playoff game, everything felt unstoppable. Then Kimo happened on the biggest stage at the most important time, people immediately went back to the fact that this team might be cursed, and we never recovered. We certainly never generated the same kind of momentum again.

In that sense, I think it's good that this happened to Burrow while the team was still a bottom-feeder. Maybe that aura of invincibility isn't gone, just by virtue of how we haven't seen it yet anyway.

But do I expect him to be able to scramble without favoring his leg? No chance. That Burrow is gone. It's not just the injury, but also 10 months of rehab and scrutiny. It's not something he wants to experience again, and he won't be nearly as reckless as a result imo- for better or worse.

(05-13-2021, 05:27 PM)jason Wrote: Once he gets hit, and he's fine, what ever hesitation he may have will start to fade away.

(05-13-2021, 05:27 PM)jason Wrote: Once he gets hit, and he's fine, what ever hesitation he may have will start to fade away.

(05-13-2021, 08:00 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: So your saying we shouldn't have upgraded the line? 

(05-13-2021, 05:37 PM)Emeritus Wrote:
Now here is the ultimate question for all in Bengaldom.
I'm not speaking about anything other than the offensive line. Do you honestly unequivocally think that this organization done everything this offseason to protect Joe Burrow? Yes or No

Lets wait to see if.... Nope not this time can't afford it

(05-13-2021, 07:56 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: The elbow injury also hurt Carson a lot. Both injuries also happened with FAR better O-lines than the one Joe had to play behind
last season. I don't know if the scrambling Burrow is gone but he definitely has had a lot of time to watch his film last year and see
where he made some mistakes in taking unnecessary hits. Might be a blessing in disguise as you say this happened when we were
bottom dwellers, now he has even more to prove.

(05-13-2021, 09:16 PM)OSUfan Wrote: Joe is more than likely always hold the ball longer than most would like him to and he is also going to run more than some think he should. Those are parts of his game and frankly part of what makes him very dangerous. Taking that out of his game changes the player that he is.