Joe Burrow injury updates

[chrisball96]

(08-20-2023, 07:26 AM)Whacked Wrote: Same.

To add to this, I think our D took a small step back losing Bell and Bates.
Just not sold on Hill and Scott being par for par for them. I wasn’t a huge Bell fan but he made enough plays and knew our system well enough to respect him. He was “decent”. I loved me some Bell.

I think losing Perine and Hurst are also other small steps back that will be seen/felt.

I think overall, we have taken a small step back, even if the O-line has improved a bit.

Respect everything you said. My hope is that, at least on offense, the improvement that we’ve had on the offensive line means a huge boost for Burrow being able to have time to throw, which could offset the losses you mention. You’re right about the running game though, it needs to find a way to manifest because I don’t care how good your QB is it is a huge detriment to not be able to run the ball just a little.

As for the defense I am cautiously optimistic but with these guys not playing together and Dax starting for the first time, I honestly don’t know what to expect until they lace them up and play for real.