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(5 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: I'm going to have to go back and re-watch the Patriots game. First game of the season, and the offense only scores 10 points. Put up 25 the next week against KC and 33 the following week against Washington. Was Joe not trusting the wrist in that first game? I don't really remember what the major malfunction was, the defense held them to 16.
The problem with Joe appeared to really be the same as it was for the last three seasons. The first 2 we accounted to injuries. But he struggles to trust the process and read the defense. He takes way too many checkdowns, gives up on routes and drops his eyes way too early, once he drops his eyes and starts too scramble he doesn't get his head back up. Burrow super power is reading the defense and get the ball out accurately. But another one is his trust of the process as when he gets pressure trust that the lineman will continue to work and he can evade and keep his eyes down field.
Outside of more preseason work as we never no about injuries as something may occur that makes that impossible. I think we need to make the run game a priority and come up with more schemes plays those first couple of weeks. I think Zac comes up with good route concepts but beyond that it's on Burrow to make the plays and it works well when he is himself but we need to lessen the pressure on him early.
