09-11-2024, 04:44 PM
(09-11-2024, 09:37 AM)samhain Wrote: Your first sentence is a loaded one.
The wrist could be messed up as in he's still not accustomed to playing live games with it. It could be messed up as in it still feels different than it did at 100 percent. Neither are ideal but both somewhat understandable.
It could also be messed up as in there's actual lingering or new structural damage. If this is the case, then you might as well close the door on this organization. Not era. Organization. It would prove true every single accusation of mismanagement of highly drafted quarterbacks.
They ran him out there (undoubtedly after ample prodding from Burrow himself) with a bad calf that greatly impacted his mobility last year. It inhibited his escapability. It was a huge risk. Didn't go well in the end.
I know they want money and butts in seats. I know that Burrow wants to resume building a legacy. That will never happen, ever, if he and they continue to refuse to acknowledge realities when he's physically compromised.
After watching film breakdowns, you almost have to think that Jake Browning, even as a mediocre starting qb, could have helped them win that game. It's exactly the game he's here to help them win. Burrow with no downfield playbook is not much better than Jake. Burrow with now downfield playbook also leads to Burrow on the sideline in street clothes before Thanksgiving.
I meant, from the standpoint, of the nit being fully recovered from it. I do believe Browning could have won the game. They did not want to go downfield. I think that’s because of the injury, or like you said, another from rushing back from this one.
