Joe Burrow looking like Fran Tarkenton

[kevin]

I'm old enough to have seen Fran Tarkenton.  His ability to scramble and avoid sacks until a receiver got open.  Not a running quarterback, but Tarkenton could buy extra time to beat defenses.  I'm seeing that now out of Joe Burrow.  He reminds me of Hall Of Fame Fran Tarkenton.  Not a running quarterback, or a mad scrambler on every play.  Fran Tarkenton was the Best at it, and Bob Griese was pretty good. Staubach, Montana and Elway could scramble and buy time.  

As I watch Joe Burrow, he is starting to add that Fran Tarkenton to his game.  The ability to avoid sacks, scramble out, buy time, and in doing so, a Bengals gets open.  Defensive coverage breaks down after a few seconds.  

I knew Joe Burrow at LSU could run the Hurry Up Offense and wear out Defenses running plays before Defense can catch their breath.   I knew Joe Burrow at LSU could see the whole field and would throw the ball to many receivers hitting the open man like basketball.  I did NOT know Joe Burrow had this Fran Tarkenton elusive ability to dodge tacklers and extend plays until somebody does get open.  

For those of you who never saw Fran Tarkenton, go on internet and pull up footage of him.  You will then see Joe Burrow is doing a lot of Fran Tarkenton out there trying to win games.  Burrow isn't a running quarterback, but he isn't a tackling dummy pocket quarterback either.  Defenses are finding Burrow slippery and hard to catch as Fran Tarkenton was.

GO BENGALS

[lacesout87]

Fran Tarkenton

[*bengalfan74*]

He does kinda remind me of him come to think about it. But Joe is a better QB

[*Awful Llama*]

The way he gets beaten and tossed around he reminds me more of Joe Kapp in SB IV, but meh, one old Viking QB for another.

[kevin]

Fran Tarkenton was a great passer and in HOF.   Joe Kapp and Billy Kilmer threw these wounded duck passes that it's amazing anybody ever caught them. However Joe Kapp in 1969 was one tough dude.  He didn't get thrown around. he threw other players around.  In NFL Championship Game, a Cleveland Brown defensive player tried to tackle him, and QB Joe Kapp got up, the Cleveland Brown D player got carried off the field.  Joe Kapp was tough, and he kind of stood for the 1969 Vikings toughness, but his passes were awful.  Fran Tarkenton could throw, he was great.

My point is that Joe Burrow scrambling to his left and to his right, and escaping tackles, buying time until a Bengal gets open, that is Classic Tarkenton.  Now Boomer Esiason was hard to tackle because he was so darn big.  Sometimes 2 or 3 defenders had Boomer and he still threw 30 yards down field because he was so darn big.   Neither Tarkenton or Burrow had Boomer size.  Nor could either Tarkenton or Burrow run like Cam Newton.   Burrow looks about the size of Tarkenton, has a great arm like Tarkenton, and Burrow is slippery and elusive avoiding tacklers like Tarkneton.  Burrow on a play last week scrambled out of the pocket left, and turned and scrambled back right, and after holding the ball close to 10 seconds which is unheard of, he threw and completed a pass down field, and THAT is Classic Fran Tarkenton.

I must add that scrambling means The Offensive Line isn't doing there job.  If the Bengals could Block, Burrow wouldn't have to run around like Fran Tarkenton.  I don't know who's in charge of Blocking and Tackling on this team, but it has to get better.