09-22-2021, 08:52 AM
(09-21-2021, 09:35 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: I'm just basing this off watching games. KC vs Baltimore for example. Now I only watched a small portion of the game, mind you. But from what I saw, I wouldn't say that more than 10% of the plays were audibles, based on what I saw pre snap.
There are certainly quarterbacks that audible more than others. But I just don't see Lamar calling many audibles. His coach just has a good game plan worked out for him. He does do some 'read' plays where he makes a call after the snap to pass, run, or hand off. But the play call is what it is pre-snap.
I don't have anything to back up my claim. But what is your take? Do you think more than 10% of the calls the Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, or Saints make are audibled? All I said was they rarely audible. To me that means 10% of the time or less. Burrow has been consistent with this approximation of 10% audible in my eyes.
My point is we 'should' have a good coach that makes his player's jobs easy. That's it. The most successful QBs in the league have had great coaches calling plays for them. It's not a coincidence. Sometimes you have a QB like Peyton Manning that doesn't need a good OC, but that's pretty rare.
I do agree that Burrow played poorly most of the game. You certainly can blame Burrow for that. But his coaches and line aren't making it easy on him either. That's my point. There have been plenty of QBs with sky high potential that failed because of poor coaching. Burrow needs to improve, but I do question whether he has the right coach for the job.
Not bashing Lamar, but maybe that says more about Lamar's ability to go to the line and read defenses, then change the play according to what the defense shows...... something Burrow seems very good at.
