Ohio’s Cincinnati During Monday night’s preseason game against the Washington Commanders, Joe Burrow played 24 snaps. However, he took a number of hits during those plays, including a horsecollar tackle that resulted in a flag and a sack during a protracted scramble.
Before his night was out, Burrow completed his third drive. However, Bengals coach Zac Taylor’s decision to keep Burrow on the field following the hits he sustained, notably following the lengthy scramble, was criticized by ESPN analyst Jason Kelce in particular.
In the regular season, he shouldn’t even be acting in that manner. What are you doing running around in circles like this, for example? At the half, Kelce stated. He is pressing because he is aware of the urgency of the situation.
After the first one, I would have dragged him along. You have to save someone from themselves sometimes.
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Taylor talked about why he wasn’t scared to keep Burrow on the field for as long as he did during a press conference on Wednesday.
You cannot live in fear, which is one of the things I must accept as the coach. You cannot believe that someone will be harmed if you step onto the field. You simply cannot function in that manner. Taylor told reporters that was a terrible way to live. Therefore, you must play football outside and have faith that the men would recognize the situation and defend themselves.
Burrow has played 39 preseason games over two games against the Eagles and Commanders, after playing just 15 preseason plays in his first five years combined, including 2020 when there was no preseason because of the COVID-19 epidemic. Going into Week 1 in Cleveland, Taylor thinks what he’s seen from those snaps can only be helpful.
Since these men have participated in two preseason games, I feel that our squad is progressing more today than it did the previous season. “I feel better now,” Taylor remarked. At times, I was unsure of what to compare it to. However, I do now.
I feel better heading into the early stages of the season than I probably did a year ago after allowing our men go out there and experience it, accomplish good things, and make mistakes that we have to fix.
