Colin Cowherd praises Joe Burrow's NFL debut despite loss to Chargers
Joe Burrow’s NFL debut didn’t go according to plan on Sunday, as the Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Los Angeles Chargers after a missed field goal late in the fourth quarter.
However, the former LSU star and No. 1 overall pick played well, completing 23 of his 36 passes for 193 yards, 0 touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for 46 yards and a touchdown.
On Monday, FOX Sports analyst Colin Cowherd said he thought Burrow looked good, even though his team lost:
Impressive opening act by Joe Burrow 👏🏼👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/HAxBftcYqh
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) September 15, 2020
“When you consider the circumstances, I thought he was really good,” Cowherd says. “No OTAs, no preseason. Chargers have the best pair of corners in the league. Chargers have 2 of the best pass rushers in the league — (Joey) Bosa and (Melvin) Ingram. You’re talking about a young kid, young head coach, below-average offensive line — you’ve got to grade this kid on the curve. You’ve got to consider circumstances. … He’s clearly trained for this and put a lot of hours in. I thought he looked really good.”
Burrow will have his first short week in the NFL this week, as the Bengals will travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns on Thursday night. We’ll see if he looks even better as the season goes on.
What does Cowturd know???? A loss is a loss!!! Matt Ryan took a bad falcons team on his shoulders as a rookie. But Burrow is probably going to be an expensive BUST!!!!
PS. He will be very lucky to just become average in the NFL. I’m not rooting against him or anyone. Just how I feel.
King Negan
More nonsense.
Matt Ryan didn’t play well as a rookie. He’s also a notorious choker, while Burrow is the complete opposite.
Zero td to 1 int. Not even 200 yards with a so so completion %. How is that playing well? The int really hurt and just shows that back door football usually doesn’t work in the NFL. Very poor decision.
He made a bad decision and missed a few throws. If you only want to focus on the negative, that’s on you. He did enough to win or at least tie the game. Teammates count.
So-so completion rate at 64%? Matt Ryan didn’t get above that until his fourth year..
He played well enough to give his very bad team a chance to win against a playoff team, but his teammates choked on the final 2 plays. That’s why everyone in football thinks he played well.
He drove his team down the field in the crunch. Put his team in a position to the lead. Threw a perfect ball to Green (who was called on a questionable interference call). Kicker misses tying FG. Yes the mistake (rookie) was a “WTFAYD?!?!” Not sure what else can be asked from a rookie qb..