01-16-2023, 06:16 PM
(01-16-2023, 04:56 PM)Clark W Griswold Wrote: I think the reason a lot of credit doesn’t go to Zac is because of his QB. Burrow is a guy who’s got that confidence/borderline arrogance that the whole team embraces.
The interesting question is what how many playoff (SB?) wins would Marvin have if he had Burrow as his QB? Same team just switch out Palmer or Dalton for Joe B and I think they at least win some playoff games.
Yeah it's a chicken and egg question. The real answer probably lies in the middle; Zac is more successful due to Burrow, but Burrow is also having success due to Zac.
Back to the topic, I mean at some point the stats talk for themselves right?
- First back to back division titles.
- First road playoff win. Which was followed up within a week by another.
- First road AFC Championship.
- First 3 win postseason.
- First back to back seasons with a playoff win.
Obviously you can attribute different levels of credit to different parts, but ZT is the head coach and deemed responsible for it all. He obviously doesn't achieve this with Brandon Allen, but at the end of the day it also takes more than Joe Burrow to do all this, and ZT has helped build most of the roster.
If he wins a SB it's a non-argument.
