11-05-2021, 07:29 PM
(11-04-2021, 10:51 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Baker is undoubtedly playing hurt, but the point of that post was he isn't very good. He is okay, but nothing special. Baker is a gunslinger without much of a payoff. Burrow is throwing interceptions at a high rate but he is also throwing touchdowns at a very high rate - the reward is outweighing the risk. You don't get that with Baker, he's never had a TD% higher than 6%. He's a game manager until he proves otherwise. He did play well last season, especially after OBJ went down.
I dispute your assertion, if you base it on last year, he had a very good year especially with a team that runs more than passes, his WR is adequate at best.. he lead the team to a playoff appearance and a win at Pittsburgh in the playoffs and a score away from going to Super Bowl , with 4 tds to 1 Int in playoffs.... in his 3rd season of a team that when he took over had won what 3 games in two years, that is saying something, we only wish Burrow can achieve that same in three years..this really is a key game for Joe, if he loses 3 in a to Baker that is not a good trend at all and puts us on a path of not making playoffs