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Originally Posted by Mecca
I actually don't think they are smart enough to do it, they are however in a no win situation though.
Burrow is terrible with the injury, so they lose when he plays, if they sit him for 3-4 games and come out at 1-6 they are toast...if Burrow continues to suck they are toast.
Looks like a wasted season.
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He either needed to be at 100% in week 1 (and they needed to use him as though he was) or they needed to sit him.
By playing a possibly compromised version of him, or at the very least running an offense that appears terrified of exposing him at all, they've gone to 1-3 and now any runway they may have had to get him healthy is completely gone.
Cincy couldn't have handled this any worse and yes - this season is absolutely toast.
I'd say at this point all they can do is sit him for 2-3 weeks, hope they steal 1 or 2 of those, and with a healthy Burrow go on an 8-2 tear to end the season and try to sneak in with 10/11 wins.
They can't keep doing this. These games aren't even competitive. They looked awful for 3 quarters even in the game they won.