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. 

[outlaw4]

Burrow might be the next Andrew Luck, although I'd lean towards being another Matthew Stafford. He's a good enough QB for a Super Bowl run, but not with the team that drafted him.

[Mike2.0]

On 12/11/2025 at 12:47 AM, Captain Morgan said:

is he going to retire early like Luck?

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

I suspect it is Burrow’s way of expressing frustration at the current state and direction of the team and basically saying - sort it out, or I’m out. Now that could be retirement, or it could be him wanting out via a trade, either way, shots fired.

That said, I know that coverage has changed over the years and become more 24/7. We also have a generation (mine included) that talk more about needing to enjoy their careers rather than simply fulfilling the obligation of working. With that in mind, it would be interesting to compare how the QBs of the 70s, 80s and 90s would talk and handle things in a world where the cameras and coverage doesn’t stop. It would be interesting to see how they’d handle things compared to modern day athletes.