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Originally Posted by Imon Yourside
Burrow isn't as clutch as everyone makes him out to be, and I agree on Allen having to carry far more of the load.
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Burrow is definitely overrated on the clutch stuff. The stats back this up. He has had the strongest defense of any team in the Playoffs the last 2 years. That defense has played a huge role in their success. Even in their Playoff losses, the defense only gave up 23 points to explosive offenses (Rams/Chiefs).
Burrow's main job is to avoid turnovers, let that Cincy defense keep the games close. Take advantage of play action opportunities from their run game, and occasionally let the likes of Chase/Higgins make some pretty amazing jump ball catches.
The turnover situation is where Allen shoots himself in the foot compared to Burrow, but I definitely think Allen's burden of having a shaky defense, zero run game other than his own body running the ball, and questionable weapons other than Diggs...it all builds into pretty big pressure and he is not able to handle it sometimes.