09-12-2022, 11:46 AM
(09-12-2022, 11:32 AM)Au165 Wrote: I've watched it back twice. Joe Burrow was awful and not just on the plays which were obvious. He was predetermining throws at the snap, holding the ball way too long, not working down to his check downs and was BAD at run checks at the line. He was too eager to hit the home run rather than taking the short stuff in the 1st half.
Pittsburgh did the same thing that teams did to KC last year. They went heavy two high shell and then forced us to work long methodical drives and Burrow had no interest in that. Later in the game we started dumping into to the backs and walked down the field. The routes were there on the called plays and that is on Burrow wanting to prove something it seemed like. When he did push it down field he was often late which specifically caused the pick when the safety drove under it down the seam.
The missed run checks honestly were bad. First half he was checking out of runs in favor of longer developing passes then int he second half he was checking into runs against stacked boxes. Those are calls HE makes at the line and he was not on his game at all. Frankly, it was the worst game of football I have seen him play even beyond the turnovers.
Agree with you. Two high shell challenges the patience of a high-octane, vertical passing game offenses and JB latched onto receivers, did not go thru anything more than 1-2 progressions, forced the ball downfield and held onto the ball way too long multiple times. You have to hit underneath and take the yards the D gives you. Patience patience patience.
There were at least 2 (could have seen a 3rd) times he did not check out of run blitz and/or stacked fronts. Was Chris Evans inactive yersterday?
