Notes From Training Camp 2025

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(Yesterday, 11:03 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: The trade off is not worth the risk IMO. 

There is this stupid narrative that the Bengals start slow. There is some truth to it, but 80% of it is rooted in OFF THE FIELD issues. Burrow dealing with some kind of injury EVERY camp/off-season. Contract related issues, etc. That's the reason they haven't been "full speed". 

Remember the Cleveland game when it was pouring down rain and Burrow couldn't even move? Preseason wasn't fixing that. 

Steelers game when he was down 30 pounds and and dogging it because of an apendectomy? Preseason wasn't fixing that. 

Pats game last year when he was still figuring out his wrist, and he even played in preseason...didn't fix it. 

The majority of it isn't preperation related/football things. Playing them in meaningless games, risking the bigger picture, to try and solve a problem that doesn't exist is just dumb. 

I understand risk is risk. I think being overly safe is a mindset that carries over into all apsects. Be careful in preseason and next thing is ZT is too cautious play calling late in games. I get your point, I just don't agree with you or others who want to put a bubble around players in preseason.