The true cost of Joe Burrows Injury

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(12-09-2020, 12:03 PM)PDub80 Wrote: It's not like he won't be able to walk or move until September. He'll be up and able to throw right around the time guys typically are doing so.

Injuries can take their toll on guys over the span of a career. Some guys have many. Some guys have only one. We can point to Carson Wentz, or we can point to Carson Palmer who, the season directly following his January knee reconstruction, threw for over 4,000 yards (a big deal in the NFL 15 years ago) and was named the MVP of the Pro Bowl.

It really just depends on the individual AND the team that gets put around him. The Bengals have tried rebuilding the O line. They have TRIED. They just failed miserably at it. The Bengals have had excellent O lines before. They need to get back to that place with immediacy for Joe Burrow to come back without missing a beat.

Lastly, Joe Burrow was already looking like a bad ass WITH this horrific line in front of him. A strong O line and a better HC/OC and we can make an excellent case for the Bengals being 6-2 before he was injured. That's the reality of it.

Joe Burrow will be a breakout WINNER over the next 2 seasons if... IF the Bengals get that line fixed. I think Jonah Williams is better suited to move to RG or RT (with some added weight). he was doing outstanding against tough teams and getting better and better each week. All behind the worst offensive line the Bengals have ever fielded.

My 2020 (realistic) dream line looks like this: Sewell Thuney Hopkins Su'afilo/Adeniji Williams

He'll be able to walk, but man if he starts throwing while his knee is still in pain and is working on strength...he might really mess up his mechanics.

Every season, we're like in the offseason fix the offensive line. The past 3-4 years the line gets worse. We can fantacize about making the line better and hope that the Bengals do it, but it's far from a given that they'll spend $15 million a year on a Guard. As far as Sewell, seems like a no brainer. But they might not draft him. They love Hart and may decide to play him. It's illogical, but they do stuff like that.

We'll see what happens.

But, I agree that with a trainwreck around him Burrow managed to look very capable. So it stands to reason that if that trainwreck gets fixed, he'll look better. But, with the Bengals...it's far from a given that they'll fix that.

We could have Zac as our coach. 4.5 wins in 2 years might get him a 3rd season.