All those tipped passes

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(11-21-2022, 03:56 AM)BRM13 Wrote: I'm no coach, never played organized football, so I'm just guessing from watching TV, but I think one of Burrow's (and Daltons' back in the day) strengths leads to a lot of the tipped passes.  I saw an article in the Athletic this week about how much Burrow has improved since the first two games of the year.  He's basically top 3-4 or better in every efficiency metric from week 3 on.  One of the stats was how long until he throws the ball.  Very quick, something like 2.5 seconds.  I don't recall the exact number, but the point is it is very fast, relative to league.  Dalton always ranked fast in this, too.  Dalton was not nearly the QB that Burrow is but they both get high praise for pre-snap reads and getting the ball out fast to beat the pass rush.

Here is where that hurts:  such a quick release where you always throw at 2.5 seconds really is a tempo or rhythm throw and elite defenders can time that rhythm.  One Mississippi, two  Mississippi, jump!  The Bengals rarely if ever roll Burrow out intentionally.  Therefore, he's in shotgun 90+% of time, throwing on same rhythm from the same spot.  I'm not shocked that the best players can feel this, watch his eyes, and time it.  They miss a lot, but they always know when and from what spot he's throwing the ball.  So, they get some.  Too many.  My humble suggestion:  some designed pocket movement.

All true, and the offensive line retreats so much before even contact with the defensive line that it makes for a really tight pocket.  Pump fakes, moving pockets, yes..that would all be nice to see more of, but protection and not so much initial retreat (could be combined with Burrow getting a deeper drop, even on shorter down and distances) would be a big help.  He would have next to no INTs if not for tipped or batted passes since week 2.