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that's a great quote the hair looks great it's good to have Joe Burrow back Greg, do you think there's any chance we've seen the best of Joe Burrow due to the accumulation of injuries? No, I don't think there's any chance we've seen the best of Joe Burrow if Joe Burrow is committed and says he's

addicted

to

getting

better

, then that involves his health, not just what we see on the football field, so when I listen to Joe Bro, I know what he can do in football. On the field, it's a question of whether you can stay healthy consistently to raise the level of play around you.

We know we've seen him do it, but we've also seen Patrick Mahomes for the

first

time with 50 touchdowns. Did he peak? No, statistically we don't. I know if he'll go back to that, but he's evolved into such a dynamic player that he's always making the guys around him

better

and making himself better. That's what Joe, because he's available, that's what Joe Burrow has to show not only us but the guys on that. locker room that I will be available because now he has been injured two of his four seasons and there are important injuries and they are in different parts of the body, right, you took care of the calf that took care of the knee that you now took care of. the wrist of his strong hand, which is the concern, go ahead, look, I love Joe Burrow, fellow Ohioan, I love that he went to the Bengals, right?

Remember everyone was like, don't go, don't go, he went, he didn't just go there and but he completely changed it now they're a contender, so I love what it's about Swagger, all that, but Greg, I don't agree, yeah it's possible it's possible because obviously it's all about the injuries but the injuries are weird, the calf injury last year, just functioning well in practice and then the rist where that comes from apparently is a mystery right , it just seems like there are some guys in every sport that for some reason physically seem to have a lot of injuries, let's talk about Anthony Davis and guys like that in the NBA, it seems like he may be one of those guys and if you look at his last three years, has dropped all of these completion percentages, passing yards, uh, TD percentage.

He could have yards per game too, quarterback. They've all slowed down in their last three years, healthy or not, so yeah, we've seen it with Carson Palmer with Andrew Lucky. I mean, I know he retired early, but I think it's a legitimate concern for a few reasons. So it struck me that they were weird too, yes we know people probably don't remember this now, but after he hurt his wrist, the weird video came out of him wearing the splint or WP on his wrist beforehand and then . the Bengals said no, total coincidence had nothing to do with it, he wears that because he's flying on a plane, stuff like that, but the specifics of this injury, so Dr.

Jesse Morse, who is not a fake doctor from the internet, he is a real doctor, but he has a I know an audience that follows him, wrote about this and said that this specific type of injury makes the movement of dart throwers very difficult to do, which is the F that you write, which is the follow-up for a quarterback and then this is the part that worried me, is the or Joe Bur is the only professional quarterback that you've seen documented with this specific injury, so that It calls

things

into question and I also hate to try to reiterate last year's point, but it gives me the other reason I'm worried.

Joe Burrow is because I think at times I worried more about him than the Bengals because the Bengals let him out the

first

month of the year when he couldn't deploy when he couldn't move, you know what I mean and I put him in more danger and , when you add that to the fact that he probably won't have any more talent around him in the future than he had when he came into the league, the success he had when he came into the league. Do I think it's at stake that that second year, when he led the NFL in yards per attempt, had a rating of 108, led the NFL in completion percentage and went to the Super Bowl, which is the best he's ever had, Of course, I think it's up for grabs?

I think it would suck and it would be sad, but of course I think that's on the cards, so I think we're on the same page as far as him

getting

injured, if he continues down this path of injuries, then yeah, possibly, however. if you're saying what you just said those stats those numbers you just read if Joe Burrow is healthy healthy version of Joe Burrow we've seen Joe Burrow's peak I think what's at play is that even if he's healthy, he's not physically as capable as before injuries and numbers going down when T Higgins inevitably leaves, when those

things

I think that's absolutely on the board, I think Joe Burrow was you guys you know.

I was one of the only people who argued that he is the second best quarterback in football, not Josh Allen. I have great respect for the guy. I think he is a great player. I just think there are a lot of concerning signs and an injury to your pitch. wrist, now listen, Pie had an injury to his throwing elbow and he just had a great time, so I don't think it's a death now, but I think it's very concerning, very focused and I understand that he got hit, but last year he didn't . He doesn't look very good and now, how much of that was just an injury or was he completely healthy in some of those games, you know, and just didn't play well, let's take a look at the AFC number one odds?

Of course, the team that has won the AFC four of the last five years has won three of the last five Super Bowls and is a dynasty in the making, then there are the Ravens, the Bengals and the Bills are tied for third place and the Houston Texans They are at more 850 and the fifth Brew. Who is the most likely team to

dethrone

the Chiefs this season? Who is most likely to do it? I think Houston should be higher on that list, but my answer is that Baltimore is the same as last year because they obviously got Derrik.

Henry and as good as his running game is, it will be better with him. I think Greg will open things up for Lamar's run, but also for his passing. I mean, now you're going to have to worry about Derrik Henry and me. I also think they learned from that AFC Championship game, know who you are, are you okay, handle the football. They stopped doing it. The sea. I don't know if he was trying to prove something last season and obviously he was the MVP, but trying to prove that he. he may be more of a pocket passer.

I think this year they will just play to their strengths and defensively. I know they lost some guys, but their culture is defense, defense and football, and I think they're going to play with that, so yeah, I got. Baltimore, you mentioned that Houston needs to move up, they need to move up completely because this is the team that I feel can

dethrone

the Kansas City Chiefs when you look at this team and what they were able to do with the rookie. quarterback last season, rookie head coach and missing pieces on defense, they struggled a little bit, but they had the Rookie of the Year on offense, you had the Rookie of the Year, those two pieces are in their second year, returning to their second year, then you tackle the pass rush. you get a pair of defensive ends you get a linebacker you get an extra receiver in Stefan Diggs you get the Dale tank back you add all these pieces you get an offensive lineman to support and protect your biggest asset why would I why would I?

I don't believe in anything other than the Texans are the favorites to uproot the Kansas City Chiefs, so all of Houston was my answer too, so and all that, another thing, in my opinion, by far, they are the most likely team in that list. If someone is going to have a better record than the Chiefs where they have home field because of the division, you know what I mean, like Cincinnati, I'm not necessarily saying Houston is better head-to-head than Cincinnati or better than Baltimore, but I think the difference between Cincinnati or Baltimore in the playoffs is having to go to Kan City.

I know Joe B won in Kansas City. Once, better than in Houston, being able to host that game because they have the best record and we only have There have only been two archetypes to beat the Chiefs in the playoffs: with Mahomes hired Tom Brady or how the Bengals did it, which were some similarities here, second year quarterback with a loaded team around him and that's what the Texans are really looking for. The Diggs trade meant that some of his offseason moves bring in Denil Hunter and, to be fair, myself and the Chiefs don't know any of the details, but there is an investigation at this time as to whether or not.

Rashid Rice did something else this offseason, if that investigation turns into something more than just an investigation where there are charges, then he's potentially looking at a long suspension and so if there was a team that could take them down, I think. Houston Youth and I don't know where they stand on this. I also think it's beneficial that CJ Stra has been defeated by moms like no other. I think everyone else on that list had the last playoff game. played was finished by Patrick Mahomes every Lamar Josh Allen Joe

burrow

all of them their most recent playoff experience they leave sad Patrick M leaves celebrating so I wonder if that play is valid that's a valid point when you have it when You're going to face a team or Andor, a player who considers himself the best, the greatest, the goat, all the things, but you haven't had your chance against him, right?

That wasn't me against all those guys so you're right CJ St is thinking yeah I can take them out thanks for watching subscribe here to get more info on the show and see clips from other shows on FS1.