Joe Burrow records a discouraging stat through 4 games
After the Cincinnati Bengals 1-3 start, there have been questions about whether playing Joe Burrow while he is actively recovering from his calf injury is the right move. He hasn’t been able to make enough of a difference to win games, and he hasn’t been performing well.
According to Ed Werder of ESPN, Burrow is the first quarterback ever to attempt at least 150 passes in his team’s first four games of a season and average fewer than five yards per attempt.
With the injury, Burrow hasn’t been able to get as much power from his lower body and hasn’t been able to throw the deep ball as well as he has in his first few years in Cincinnati. It seems it has been bothering him even before he reaggravated it against Baltimore in Week 2.
Werder raised the question whether the Bengals should sit Burrow until his calf is healthy, and it has to be something they consider at this point since playing him isn’t giving them the advantage they thought it would.
