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This is becoming a trend for Joe Burrow.
It was another pedestrian start for the Bengals quarterback in a dismal 16-10 home loss to the Patriots to begin the 2024 campaign, not too dissimilar from the 24-3 beatdown Cincinnati took at the hands of the Browns in Week 1 one year ago.
In this loss on Sunday, Burrow went 21 of 26 for 164 yards without a touchdown nor an interception. That’s a low 5.4 yards-per-attempt average.
On the road against the Browns a calendar year ago, he went 14 of 31 for 82 yards and recorded what is still a career-low 52.2 rating.
And in 2023, it wasn’t simply a rusty, opening-week dud for the former No. 1 overall selection. Through Week 4, Burrow was completing less than 58% of his throws at 4.82 yards per attempt with a 69.1 rating.
It was so startling, I wrote a piece on Cincinnati’s widespread issues. I generally cited a lack of the Bengals’ typical uber-confidence as the culprit. Specifically, I noticed an uncharacteristic hesitancy from Burrow, average-at-best blocking and the typical cast of characters at receiver simply not generating spectacular play when those opportunities presented themselves.
Following my film-watching session of the Bengals’ loss to the Patriots, I noticed glimmers of the same issues — Burrow’s hesitancy in particular — but not nearly to the extent of last year. After all, this was one game.
This was an early third-and-3 situation for Burrow, and head coach Zac Taylor called a natural rub route by Tanner Hudson to open Ja’Marr Chase in the flat at the top of the screen. See it, throw it accurately, Chase catches and, at the very least, falls forward for a first down.
But there was hesitation from Burrow, as safety Jaylinn Hawkins attempted to work through the pick to get to Chase. And on a schemed-up play such as that one, especially one that features a reasonably long throw with a bad angle, hesitation…
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Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2024-09-09 13:28:54
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