Not panicking, but....

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(08-05-2021, 01:38 PM)jwalker3853 Wrote: My son's high school team played against Athens High School when Burrow was there.   Outside of the broken thumb he experienced while at Ohio State, I believe last years knee injury is the 1st major injury Burrow has faced.   That being the case, I'm sure there are multiple aspects Joe is dealing with mentally as he continues to recover.   He'll get there, may just take a little time.    I will say that it may be more beneficial to him to let him feel a bit more heat during practice/preseason to let him realize he can still take a hit.   

May not be a popular opinion, but sheltering him by keeping the D completely away from him may not be doing him any favors.  

Right, the thing too is that we are looking at this with a lot of outside quick takes and views mixed in.  The 1st overall pick, can't miss kid going to a franchise people are fond of frowning on getting injured in his first year is pretty newsworthy.  Keep in mind that Palmer was a starting QB for 13 years and had some very good seasons dispersed throughout, but it's common to hear people sum up his career as "Was a great prospect, played well, hurt his knee early, was never the same."

Hell, sometimes Bengals fans who supposedly lived through the post injury Palmer age have to be convinced he was good after his ACL tear.  It's easy to freak out as a fan right now regarding Burrow and the general NFL populace sharpening their knives doesn't help.  So it goes.