Last week, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale glanced down on Joe Burrow ahead of the game against the Cincinnati Tigers, saying he wasn't ready to become a Hall of Famer. As a result, Martindale was swollen on the spot, and Burrow threw 525 yards and 4 touchdowns to play the best game of his career.
Ahead of this week's game against Boro, Kansas City Chiefs defensive coach Steve Spanolo took the opposite approach, giving the highest praise to Burrow. "His performance was impressive," Spanolo said, "and his performance was so crazy that I felt like I was seeing Tom Brady as a young man." He can play any ball and doesn't look like a second-year quarterback at all. Anyway, from the second week of this year, we're figuring out how to deal with Joe Bero, because he's so good. The Tigers have excellent offensive weapons, but they have to have a reliable quarterback to play them, and Burrow did it. We had to find a way to make him uncomfortable, which was easier said than done. ”
Is it a bit of an exaggeration to compare Burrow to Brady? But at least in some ways, There is some truth to Spanolo's words. Burrow's pocket moves to dodge the rushing passer and buy time for the receiver to run off the line, similar to Brady. This innate pocket skill may be the most surviving skill in Brady's career, but it is easy to overlook. It is this ability that allows Brady to behave like an MVP at the age of 44. Burrow also has an innate ability to avoid pressure, which is important for the Tigers' offensive forward.
Spanolo also had experience against Brady, and he even created one of the most painful games of his career for Brady, which dates back to that year at the Giants Super Bowl against the Patriots. Spanolo's "rainbow fart" wasn't just for Borrow, but also for three external successors, Jamal Chase, Ty Higgins and Taylor Boyd. "I think the three of them are the strongest outside trio in the league and our players respect that and will definitely be prepared for that." You see any game they play this year, it's all about taking turns to be the main catch point, and no one can ignore it. ”
With a smoke bomb before the game, the Chieftain's task is to slow down the Tigers' attack. In recent times, Spanolo has coached the top defense in the league, and since week nine, the Chiefs have averaged just 12.9 points per game, the lowest in the league, losing less than 17 points in seven of their eight-game winning streak. However, Sunday's battle with the tigers is another story.
Wanting to defeat Cincinnati, Spanolo knew his defensive team was going to press Burrow to the ground, just as the Giants had done to Brady. Burrow vs. Patrick Mahomes, and the press will turn the cameras on them, but the key to this game may be the Chiefs defensive interceptor Chris Jones, and whether Jones can destroy the offensive front in front of Burrow.
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