Joe Burrow (not sure I've ever heard an NFL player talk like this)

[L-TownCat]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Never been to Kannapolis

It’s what happens when you take a small town and build I-85 thru the middle of it.

They don’t know whether to grow or die.  So they do a bit of both.

[Mr. Scot]

3 hours ago, 3838 said:

You haven't missed a thing my friend.

Was kinda expecting an answer like that.

But here to offer a differing opinion?

3 hours ago, OneBadCat said:

Kannapolis is actually pretty cool now.

Interesting

[SOJA]

It is wild how so many, no matter how much money you make, assumes they have it harder than anyone else 

[DeAngelo Beason]

He's got a bad habit of going for the knockout punch on every play.  He holds onto the ball way, way too long.  That's really what's gotten him hurt.  Everyone dogs on their o-line but it's really not that bad.  They need to tweak their scheme to help him get rid of the ball earlier, and maybe spend a hundred million less or so on the WR position and invest in the backfield and o-line.

[CPcavedweller]

On 12/10/2025 at 7:47 PM, Captain Morgan said:

is he going to retire early like Luck?

https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1998887851300159572

Maybe if the Bengals signed an offensive line instead of two wide receivers they would have happy Joe Burrow. Idiots. 

[d-dave]

On 12/11/2025 at 8:57 AM, 3838 said:

...it's like Kannapolis with a few tall buildings.

Kannapolis is a cool town.  Their downtown is looking nice around the ballpark / main street.

The biggest issue is the generational poverty in the area.  The entire flavor or safety of an area can change street to street.  I hate that, but they are trying to improve things.   The Gem is a great, cheap, movie theatre.  The updates to the AV experience are great.

I love Kannapolis, but the biggest issues is pulling the rest of the population out of poverty to starve the criminals of new recruits for gangs and drug dealers.

[3838]

My comment wasn't too serious, I retired from " public safety"  job in roughly the same area years ago and moved from the area. Like all cities  there's good and bad. Your synopsis of the town, which I agree with you is .

[MasterAwesome]

5 hours ago, DeAngelo Beason said:

He's got a bad habit of going for the knockout punch on every play.  He holds onto the ball way, way too long.  That's really what's gotten him hurt.  Everyone dogs on their o-line but it's really not that bad.  They need to tweak their scheme to help him get rid of the ball earlier, and maybe spend a hundred million less or so on the WR position and invest in the backfield and o-line.

Yeah you can just compare Sack % and Pressure % for Flacco vs. Burrow in the same offense. Flacco’s is significantly lower, but even Burrow’s isn’t too bad. Burrow’s pressure % is pretty similar to Bryce’s (23.3 vs. 23.0) and I think we all agree that we have put a pretty good o-line in front of Bryce, even with the injuries this year.