(02-04-2022, 01:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Just one small point about the claim that Burrow has never lost a game he "had to win"?

Why did he not "have to" win any games last year?

Can a QB who never had a winning season claim that he "never lost a game he had to win"?

(02-04-2022, 12:57 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Don't let the title dissuade you, Stephen A isn't even in it. This is hilarious, and the shot at Mayfield had me spitting coffee.....

(02-04-2022, 02:00 PM)Sled21 Wrote: "Baker Mayfield is already the 4th best QB in Ohio, behind a couple of High Schoolers"......    

(02-04-2022, 02:45 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Now Bart Scott likes Joe?

I love his racist "Cheddar Bob" comment too.

What a ***** loser. Pass.

Also, I take offense at them saying Cincinnati is on the same level as Detroit. Cincinnati has been more successful than like 50% of the league over the past two decades. Trash narrative.

(02-04-2022, 03:13 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: We've certainly done enough to win offensively. We are in the Superbowl and I don't want to seem like I'm hating and I'm certainly not. But the Defense is the reason we are in the Superbowl. I'm trying to remember if Burrow has had a game since he's been here when we had to win a shootout. I know we've scored a bunch of pts in some games and had big comebacks. Just not touchdown for touchdown situations. I'm just a little concerned about the offense heading into the big game. The only thing that I can really point my finger at is I think Burrow has been a little of on his deep throw in the playoffs. I know it was a point of emphasis this offseason and he more than showed that focus paid off during the regular season. The deep shots I'm thinking of mainly involve Tee and he always has a guy with him but he has a clear height advantage and I believe would go up and either make the catch, incomplete or PI. Maybe he's not wanting to force anything or put the ball at risk. Wondering if anyone else has noticed this?

(02-04-2022, 03:18 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Well the first time we played the Chiefs in January Burrow won a shootout with Mahomes even if the D helped.

Agreed though, the Defense is the main reason we are in the Superbowl. You know why Burrow isn't scoring tons of TD's?

The O-line is terrible and we have been playing great DL's all postseason and we are still winning cause Burrow doesn't turn the 
ball over like every other QB would be doing. This is what makes him special, he can win ugly and that is all that matters. Sure 
would be nice to see some decent blocking for him against the Rams so we could explode on Offense but with the Rams DL going
against our OL hard to see that happening. Think we will have to win ugly again with our Defense and I am actually expecting so.

Not betting against this team even with our poor OL against their great DL, that is how good our D, Burrow and Shooter have 
been playing.

(02-04-2022, 03:46 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I know the Oline has struggled but even against the Titans getting sacked 9 times he had a chance for a TD to Higgins but missed him. I'm not hating on Burrow and have complete faith in him and he is 100 percent the reason we have a bright future. The Rams just scare me. Aaron Donald with one game to get a ring is gonna be getting after it and thats on top of everyone else they have. Also I saw where Ramsey has been good on intermediate routes but not nearly as good on deep routes and that might be the plays we are gonna need to be hitting on. 

Also since I'm venting all of my concerns. The defense has played really well but we got Carr at home which helps. I think the Titans had a bad gameplan offensively trying to have Henry carry the load 1st game back instead of Foreman. Then with the Chiefs Mahommes has shown he can struggle if you can find an effective new wrinkle at him. Which is exactly what we did. Now I don't mean to take anything away from our defense and they certainly deserve a ton of credit. But Cooper Kupp is the best WR in football without question. The Rams are going to score pts. Even if we get lucky and Stafford has a couple bad throws that we can turn into turnovers. I think this game is gonna have to be a game we score touchdowns and may turn into a shootout. In short I'm nervous. But hoping for the best.

(02-04-2022, 03:59 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: All good points and I understand the concerns completely. There is a reason the Rams are in the Superbowl, they are damn 
good and might be the best team in the NFL. There is a reason we are there too, we will see who wants it more. The team 
that executes better, causes turnovers and doesn't make the most mistakes is probably the team that wins. I like our chances
in this department, Kupp will get his, dude is great, AD will get his, dude is great. Heck Vonn Miller, Ramsey and OBJ might 
get their's as well.

We still have Burrow, Chase, Hendrickson, Reader, Higgins, Boyd, Hubbard, BJ Hill, Logan Wilson, Bates, Bell, Chido, Hilton...

Both teams are formidable. We will see who wants it more.

(02-04-2022, 01:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Just one small point about the claim that Burrow has never lost a game he "had to win"?

Why did he not "have to" win any games last year?

Can a QB who never had a winning season claim that he "never lost a game he had to win"?

(02-04-2022, 04:07 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Good points. I just need to settle down and enjoy the ride. Its funny the last 2 playoff games after we beat the Raiders I was carefree win or lose and just glad we got the monkey off our back. But now we are in the Superbowl I'm nervous and really want to finish this thing off. One thing about this team that I love is it's not over until it's over and they keep fighting.

(02-04-2022, 04:37 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Bowl games/Playoffs. Bowl game in 2018, SEC Championship, CFP X 2 in 2019 and NFL Playoffs X 3 in 2021.

They've been saying he's 5/6/7-0 in those type of "playoff" and actual playoff games for the last few weeks.