11-23-2020, 12:35 PM
(11-23-2020, 12:29 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: That's a fair assessment. But I think there's a difference between a calculated risk and a flagrant risk. Taking calculated risks is a part of life. Every time you go outside, you risk getting in a car accident or slipping and falling. These are, generally, unavoidable risks. But there are risks that you can choose to not take to mitigate unnecessary risk. For example, not speeding, not driving aggressively etc.
I am saying Zac Taylor's insistence to run out an all passing all the time offense with an offensive line as bad as this one was less of a calculated risk and more of a flagrant risk.
We all want to see Burrow progress and we all want our team to be successful, but that isn't a reason to be careless with your franchise QB. And that is what ZT appears to be when he is calling games the way he is.
Hard to disagree with your first paragraph, so I won't.
But as to the rest, I have to say there's two sides to even that coin as well. We don't know how much of Burrow's success was due to Zac unleashing him, per se. The one thing you don't wanna do is limit progress, just like you said as far as wanting to see Burrow progress. For all we know, Burrow told Zac that he wants to grow up quick, learn quick, make mistakes quick and bounce back from them. If we only passed 20 times a game, something tells me that takes much longer.
Also,I would be willing to bet that Burrow has been responsible for his number of passes more than even Zac, given that Burrow changes plays at the line based on looks. And for all we know, perhaps Zac wasn't crazy about Burrow always passing all the time, but the fact of the matter is when you're playing from behind, you pass more. And when you have a true passer in Burrow, you likely pass more as well.
