07-16-2021, 11:57 AM
(07-16-2021, 10:35 AM)fredtoast Wrote: And I pointed out that the excuses you are trying to use now directly contradict the comments you were making this time last year about how Burrow did not need a good o-line because he is "not a statue" and he did not need great WRs because he could "throw them open".
Then for some strange reason out of the blue you brought up Andy Dalton.
The things I am pointing out are not excuses. You and I are just different humans. You view the this stuff through a global/macro, black & white vacuum. I prefer to put things under a microscope to see the grey area and analyze the circumstances/context to understand cause & effect.
Here's an example...
Macro-view person says:
"Andy Dalton threw for 3398 yards as a rookie and Joe Burrow threw for 2,688 yards as a rookie".
The above is factual and true.... However, it requires the least amount of brain power and intellect as far as actually understanding a subject goes.
Context person says:
"Andy Dalton threw for 3398 yards as a rookie and started/played in 16 games and . Joe Burrow threw for 2,688 yards as a rookie, but only started/played in 10 games due to a season ending injury".
The above is also factually true, but also requires critical thinking skills and the ability to draw lines between cause & effect, which leads to more analyzation of the events surrounding the end result between the two players.
BTW: Joe Burrow did throw guys open and did an outstanding job scrambling. I know you don't watch the games, but feel free to youtube some clips. If you provide a link to the thread and post number showing me when I said those exact things about the offensive line, I would love to read through the thread to better understand the CONTEXT from which I said this.
(07-16-2021, 11:22 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I love me some off season narratives, but my favorite was whomever said Burrow's death stare was going to scare the dropsies outta John Ross.
I really wanted to see that one happen.
The death stare thing (or whatever) was hilarious, but that is not what we are discussing. LOL Hyperbole is one thing... actually looking at real life circumstances and analyzing them is another.
