Joe Burrow had an exceptional individual season in 2024 for the Bengals of Cincinnati, displaying a percentage of completion of 70.6, 4,918 overtaking yards, 43 affected and nine interceptions. However, this production was not sufficient for Bengals to reach the playoffs.
In addition, Cincinnati failed to make the playoffs during consecutive seasons, putting pressure on this team to reach the playoffs. Burrow and his two best objectives, Tee Higgins and Ja’mar Chase, are locked in the predictable future.
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If Bengals are missing the playoffs for a third consecutive year, Burrow is sure to face criticism. ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark commented whether another cincinnati eliminatory series should lead to questions about whether the 28-year-old is still an elite quarter.
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“Joe Burrow does not take any blame for the Bengals of Cincinnati who do not go to the playoffs,” said Clark Tuesday edition of “First Take”.
“Prucks simply to the seasons that Joe Burrow has finished. During two of these seasons, you go to the AFC championships, and one of these seasons, you are moving forward. And then you look at last year, and he is the best quarter of the world. And it’s not a conversation.”
Clark still supports Burrow as one of the game elites, even without eliminatory race in the past two seasons. The former NFL player stresses that Bengals must reduce overwhelming losses, such as the one against New England Patriots last season, and limit faults in key moments that cost them games, such as defeat for Kansas City chiefs.
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Nevertheless, Clark declares that none of these misadventures is on Burrow.
“There is a drop in the corner of match 1,” added Clark. “There is an escape that crosses the line against the Patriots of New England. Burrow escaped against Kansas City, but in fourth position, you get a pass interference which gives Kansas City the ball to win the match.
“You can see what happened in the first two games. And therefore, they have to solve this problem? Yes. But none of these problems is Joe Burrow. If they have had 99 problems, Joe Burrow is not one.”
It will be interesting to see if Burrow and Bengals can take the drought of the two -season qualifying series, if not the questions of the status of the player among the best quarters will become stronger.
