06-21-2022, 11:03 AM
(06-21-2022, 10:09 AM)Wyche Wrote: I think early on, they were being careful with Joe because of the line and the uncertainty of the knee.
At the start of the season there were rumors that Borrow was on a pitch count.
Can you imagine if Burrow reinjured his knee early on? Just think of all the talking heads that would’ve been trashing the “Bungles for ruining his career”.
The same talking heads that now say he was lucky, the defense carried him, they got a lot of lucky breaks, etc.
I think when Zac realized he was at no more of a risk of injury, then a uninjured player, he did open it up a lot.
Opponents defense was also a big factor. Early on he was very conservative against top 10 defenses, but really opened it up against inferior defenses like Pittsburg and Baltimore.
On another subject, how the duck does a defender on the 23rd rated pass defense, and 30th rated rush defense win defensive player of the year?
