Fox Sports 1’s morning show “The Facility” had a very interesting discussion on how Joe Burrow gets a pass from the media as opposed to other quarterbacks in the NFL.
Cincinnati Bengals fans are very defensive when it comes to Joe Burrow. They know which media personalities praise him and which ones criticize him.
When Bengals fans see this video from James Jones, part of Fox Sports 1’s new morning show, The Facility, chances are they’re going to heavily disagree with what he says.
“Joe Burrow without top elite wide receivers is average,” Jones said. “We keep living off of the Super Bowl appearance, but we don’t live on other stuff for other QBs.”
James Jones says Joe Burrow gets a pass from media, while QBs like Lamar Jackson take a lot of heat.
“Joe Burrow without top elite WRs is average. We keep living off of the Super Bowl appearance, but we don’t live on other stuff for other QBs.”pic.twitter.com/x2ACM6o99u
— Sarah Ellison (@sgellison) September 11, 2024
First of all, there are other quarterbacks who have been to a Super Bowl and are rightfully not criticized. Jalen Hurts and Brock Purdy have both been to Super Bowls. Hurts receives some criticism, but you don’t hear a lot of criticism surrounding Brock Purdy.
And as for Lamar Jackson, his record is now 1-4 against the Chiefs in his career. Burrow is 3-1 against the Chiefs. Jackson had three throws to set the Ravens up to tie or win the game against the Chiefs last week. He missed on all three attempts, including one to a wide-open Zay Flowers.
Jones said Burrow hasn’t been good the last two seasons. Does he not remember the four-game stretch Burrow had from Weeks 5-10 last year when he was healthy? When he led the Bengals to wins over San Francisco and Buffalo and had three games with 300+ passing yards?
When healthy, Burrow is a top-five quarterback. For the record, Burrow didn’t have top elite wide receivers in 2020. In that season, he had a stretch of five out of six games with 300+ passing yards and two games with three touchdown passes.
