Early Season Burrow

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(09-12-2024, 01:08 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: I still think Taylor is miles behind some of the better offensive coaches (Reid, Shanahan, McDaniel, McVay, etc), but Burrow was a way bigger reason they lost that game than the play calling was. We could have won with even slightly better QB play.

You'll get no argument he's not in their tier....miles behind, maybe not, but at least several meters, LoL. Joe has just struggled early on and this team is literally built FOR him. Was it five turnovers against Pitt? Bad Andy level in Cleveland last year, then the mental lapses Sunday. I'm not saying there aren't reasons for it, I'm just saying it's all facts. Now if they had fallen completely flat on their face with Browning last year, I might be more inclined to agree about miles behind....but they didn't. When Joe is mentally sharp, there aren't many, if any, better. The offense is predicated on that. He's not LaMarr, he can't just take off and run all of the time (he's good when he does because he chooses the right moment), he's not got the arm of Aaron Rodgers, or the off script athletic ability of Mahommes.... he's got to rely on his smarts, timing, and anticipation. He's also "slippery" in the pocket. I kind of feel like they built their scheme and call plays based on that. The Bengals also have an issue with players not named Ja'Marr Chase being able to make people miss or shake tackles after making short catches. Zac does drive me crazy with his trick plays at the worst possible times....and sometimes calling plays that take too long to develop when they need short yardage to convert a third or fourth. 

I think those two fumbles were absolutely brutal. You lose a TD on one, and they get points. Then you have a guy fumble a punt inside the opponent's red zone. To me, that killed them. That said, if Joe was Joe, he likely overcomes that.