Lance McAlister - Burrow showing resignation

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(10-30-2024, 02:52 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Didn’t you always blame Marvin for not having the players ready for playoffs and primetime? How’s it any different? And it’s hardly just Burrow. The entire team looks like shit every year to start the season. They literally refused to tackle against the Patriots.

Yes.....and if you'll read my response to Frank earlier, I've started having doubts about that reasoning after watching Whitworth's interview. I'm starting to believe that most problems are at least 80% front office not doing their job to support coaches/players. Plus, one of the beat writers said that Marvin's teams were just too tight leading up to big games, whereas this group is loose and having fun. Maybe there was too much pressure from above when Marvin was here. Either way, they weren't properly supported. 
I can change my mind and handle being wrong when presented with new information/evidence. 

You're not getting my point about all of this.... you're looking to blame one person, I'm spreading it around. The defense didn't play all that badly when Burrow was awful against Pitt. In fact, it was just him and the back up long snapper that struggled if I remember right. Same goes for the shit game against Chicago where he threw three picks and kept putting the defense in terrible situations.....but he came alive in the second half and lo and behold they almost won. Dude has had problems getting started every year....and I plainly said some of it "for good reason". As in no training camp for numerous health problems. This entire team is made to run through Joe, and it stands to reason if he struggles, the offense will, which puts pressure on the other two units. Ironically, when he hits that 3-4 game window every year and starts playing lights out (game 2 this season), the offense starts clicking and they start winning. It's not that hard to see in my eyes. This year, he had a training camp. He came out of the gate cold because he didn't get to finish last season. By week 2, the gremlins were gone, and what happened? He and the offense played well enough to win in KC, but the defense is dreadful. The offense really has all year, with the exception of Cleveland. Without the turnovers against Philly, that's a closer game too.