11-01-2023, 06:58 AM
(11-01-2023, 12:52 AM)ClarkHarris4Prez Wrote: I’m sorry, love Burrow but that’s laughable to say. He’s really good but he’s not shown us that he’s all that clutch yet. He has zero touchdown passes in the 4th quarter of a playoff game. And he’s had the ball in his hands in the final 3 minutes of the final game the past two seasons and he didn’t even get us into field goal range either time. This is also usually the case in the regular season. If our offense marches on the field on our side of the 50 in the final 3 minutes of a game where we’re down Burrow has yet to show us he can take over, the way the clutch quarterbacks do.
The di** riding is over the top with Burrow. He’s really good, the best we’ve ever had, but saying he’s as clutch as it gets is a huge stretch. He’s good in big games, but in those tense final moments when the very best can will their team to a score, Burrow has not shown he’s capable. I hope like hell that changes this year though. But stop pretending he’s Tom Brady when he’s not please.
I've never said either of these things. I've always said he generally balls hard when we need him to, my post simply said I disagreed with a guy who said Burrow 'isn't very clutch'. Doesn't mean I think he's the most clutch QB who's ever lived.
I certainly agree he wasn't very clutch in the Super Bowl. Didn't throw the game away, but the offence blew that game and had ample opportunity to get it done. Generally we've needed the defence to see us through in the playoffs.
I don't limit 'being clutch' to the last 3 minutes of the game myself though. The 4th down play to Chase in the AFCCG was HUGE at that point.. no conversion there and we probably lose that game way earlier than we did. Huge clutch play from both players, in a losing effort.
Long story short, it's not a 100% clutch or 0% clutch argument. He could definitely be better in the 4th quarter of playoff games, but generally speaking if we need Burrow to turn up, he does. He is FAR more clutch than this franchise historically has been. Big game Bengals are traditionally a Bengals getting blownout.... Burrow tends to play well against good teams, and under the primetime lights.
