01-05-2025, 04:07 PM
(01-05-2025, 03:54 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: My complaint with Zac has always mainly been situational football. He just doesn't do well with that and it's been consistently bad during his tenure with no noticeable improvements. That's the major red flag with him for me. But I do think he does things well and Burrow seems all in so I'm good and we will just see if we can at times overcome his mistakes.
I think there are some valid complaints here. The aforementioned Ravens game in OT, the San Fran game from a few years ago. Those are situations where you keep the ball in the hands of your elite QB and let him work for you IMO. I understand what he is doing, I think, when it comes to minimizing risk. The coaches have a high opinion of Evan and are just minimizing the risk to give Evan his shot. Obviously it didn't work out in those instances, but that is the thought process by my eyes.
The Broncos game, as another example. A 33 yard FG is a high probability make. I love the decision to do it on third down rather than fourth. He ran the ball a couple times when they got close and minimized the risk of something like a sack/pick. Cade York didn't convert it, but I have no issue with that decision.
