08-18-2020, 12:18 PM
(08-18-2020, 11:42 AM)treee Wrote: I think you're being too narrow in your definition of "Holding others accountable". Its more about a culture of respect and honesty. If someone respects you they will listen to what you have to say. The subtext of a lot of this talk is that Burrow has already earned his teammates respect better than your average rookie. It is a leadership quality. He holds himself to a high standard and with that he can justifiably hold others to a high standard too.
Its not all about scolding someone else when they mess up. That is an oversimplified description.
The quote that started this discussion was "He trusts his receivers to be there, and if they're not they're going to get a talking to."
I guess you can choose you own way to define this, but I would say it reads similarly to the following: "They're going to get chewed out", "Burrow will show his displeasure", "Burrow won't put up with this", etc.
Remember, this all stems from the idea that Burrow offers something Andy Dalton did not. If you think the initial statement made simply meant "Burrow will calmly talk with the receiver to get on the same page" then I have to ask who believes Andy Dalton did not do this?
I just don't see how Joe Burrow comes in as a rookie and immediately takes over a locker room in a more commanding way than a 9 year vet. It always seemed to me that Andy and his teammates and a pretty good relationship.
If it's because Andy wasn't fiery enough, and wasn't getting on guys, then I'm right back to my usual stance. I wouldn't expect to see that from Burrow as a rookie. He's going to have to lead my example. The time for taking people to task will have to wait a little while.
