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QB Joe Burrow, CIN (1 Viewer)
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eighsse2
Footballguy
Mahomes seems to play whenever he's gimpy. Is it this particular injury that makes it risky?
ETA: I think the other thing at play here is, he has SUCKED while he's been injured. I don't know if he just absolutely cannot throw deep balls or what. But it's severely limiting him in some way.
I'd dress him and have him as the third QB holding a clipboard on the sideline. available to play in an emergency but ONLY in emergency. Sadly it wont likely go that way. if he dresses, he likely will start.
Considering he’s been dealing with this since training camp and just aggravated it a week ago seems pretty risky to me to let him play. Hope I’m wrong and he makes it thru the game without issue
Smack Tripper
Footballguy
Had my doubts and it probably stops short of being legendary but that was some kind of september effort
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Encouraging he even played. Hope he continues to recover from here. At Titans isn't too easy but he has the weapons to exploit the matchup. They are beyond horrible in the back-end.
Looks like he can't push off with the calf injury and throw the deep ball.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
I think I have to bench him. Picked up Purdy last week and would have won if I had started him today. He's got a tough matchup (Dallas) while Burrow has a pretty good one (Arizona), but Titans were supposed to be a cake matchup today and look how that turned out
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Plus he might be without Higgins.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
Dude, he's been without Higgins all year
TampaMike19
Footballguy
How do you get this contract and then be so bad? I don't get it. It doesn't make sense. Horrible injury is the only thing that makes sense. Or the least likely outcome is he got the bag and doesn't care anymore.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Its the injury.
Listen to what he has been saying all-summer long and into the season when asked about the injury.
He has consistently said he has to 'MANAGE' it. He's said the same thing so it is an issue.
Also, Chase warned that he should have sat until he was 100% back in August. Joe isn't 100% and 'probably' should have sat out the first four games till he was 'more' healthy.
Listen to what he has been saying all-summer long and into the season when asked about the injury.
He has consistently said he has to 'MANAGE' it. He's said the same thing so it is an issue.
Also, Chase warned that he should have sat until he was 100% back in August. Joe isn't 100% and 'probably' should have sat out the first four games till he was 'more' healthy.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
I have the Burrow-Chase stack in redraft. :confetti:
1-3
Playoffs? I’m just trying to finish inside the Top Ten.
Sunday Gravy
Footballguy
Same. I don't think I can keep starting him.
Banger
Footballguy
ya, at this point he needs to have a good game and look good doing it before you can start him.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Had zero concern after week 1 struggles. After 4 weeks and 2 passing TDs the concerns are now real..
Banger
Footballguy
ya, you think he's a gamer and he's a stud so you start your studs....but he's clearly not himself. He's trying but he's not right.
Smack Tripper
Footballguy
Legit droppable?
Made a miracle trade last Sunday at noon, Burrow for Achane/Spears, still have him in another league
Trying to trade for pennies on the dollar and can't find a buyer
Pure roster clogger right now
If they go 1-3 while Tee is out, when do they shut Joe down?
Made a miracle trade last Sunday at noon, Burrow for Achane/Spears, still have him in another league
Trying to trade for pennies on the dollar and can't find a buyer
Pure roster clogger right now
If they go 1-3 while Tee is out, when do they shut Joe down?
dnurk
Footballguy
As with you guys I’m now at 1-3 in large part due to my decision to try and grab a “stud“ QB a bit early so I didn’t have to worry about the position. Burrow is a big problem and I’m not sure if/how/when it gets right. Picked up CJ Stroud off the wire 2 weeks ago and am planning to start him over Burrow for the foreseeable future.
Gottabesweet
Footballguy
Likely have to start him. Now doesn't help Higgins is hurt. Traded Josh Kelley and Anthony Richardson for him a couple weeks ago. Herbert is on bye this week and now banged up. Terrible year.
eighsse2
Footballguy
Even if Burrow were out for the season, our season would not be close to over.
RenegadeRoy
Footballguy
After the bye CIN has a brutal schedule: @SF, BUF, HOU, @ BAL. If Joe ain't right after the bye week, it could get ugly.
Silverstreak
Footballguy
...can't help but to think this could be a "get right" opportunity for JB, hell DJones went for 321/2 in ARZ WK2
boilerdave
Footballguy
Good start for Burrow….finally!
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
@NextGenStats
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Joe Burrow's 63-yard TD to Ja'Marr Chase traveled 58.1 yards in the air, Burrow's longest completion by air distance of his career.Chase reached a top speed of 21.54 mph, the 6th-fastest speed by a ball carrier this season & 2nd-fastest of his career.
https://x.com/NextGenStats/status/1711140434079302034?s=20
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Joe Burrow's 63-yard TD to Ja'Marr Chase traveled 58.1 yards in the air, Burrow's longest completion by air distance of his career.Chase reached a top speed of 21.54 mph, the 6th-fastest speed by a ball carrier this season & 2nd-fastest of his career.
https://x.com/NextGenStats/status/1711140434079302034?s=20
Hartliner
Footballguy
Guess he was not lying... Still very sudden recovery. Maybe the fantasy outlets made me pessimistic on the "recovery timeline" for the calf(like week 8), but I have no idea why it makes sense the calf drastically improved except for the fact that I chose to sit him after starting the first 4 weeks- that actually is about right.
I guess the eye test is passing and we start him going forward.
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Smack Tripper
Footballguy
Looks good, looked better but not 100 percent, everything in the gun, not sure if he can drop back yet. That’s what I’ll look for to say all
The way back
yeah kind of what I was thinking.
I'm sure the soft D may have helped him to look good too. I am not fully sold on him being back yet.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Rolling him out again Week 6. Fourth time I've started him.
Goff has outscored him 5 weeks running. One of the biggest reasons (along with taking Chase in the 1st) I started 1-3.
Better days ahead. Had our league's 2nd highest score of the year last week, and the arrow is pointing up for the Bengals and Burrow. Really unfortunate series of injuries.
But what a hole they have dug themselves into. Should easily be a top 8 or top 6 team but now they're stuck in MFL middle class with a lot of teams to leapfrog.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Sunday Gravy
Footballguy
Started really promising today. Did nothing in second half.
irish eyes
Footballguy
This guy has ruined many a team, including mine. Looks average at best.
Church of Iggy Pop
Footballguy
This is me, but with Sam Howell. I took a flier on Howell with my last draft pick to cover Burrow's calf injury, and wisely started Howell in week one. In following weeks, I was way too quick to trust Burrow, and should have been starting Howell all along. Glad Bengals are on their bye this week!
Church of Iggy Pop
Footballguy
Wow, what a performance! Joe looks to be all the way back to health, and his mobility and ability to go under center have opened up the offensive playbook. 
eighsse2
Footballguy
That play early in the game on a third down, shaking away from seemingly 3 or 4 tackles and slinging it in there at the last instant for a first down ... Those plays win games.Wow, what a performance! Joe looks to be all the way back to health, and his mobility and ability to go under center have opened up the offensive playbook.
