While Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow continues to play at an MVP level, there continue to be detractors who throw blame at him for the team’s struggles.
Take, for example, Shannon Sharpe, who recently went on “First Take” and blasted Burrow for his turnovers during last week’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“If your defense can’t stop anybody,” Sharpe said, “what can’t you do at the quarterback position? Turn the ball over…he’s turning the ball over at the most inopportune times.”
Of course, the counterargument is that Burrow is doing everything he can to make plays while the roster holds him back. He lost two fumbles during the loss, while his lone interception was tipped.
At the end of the day, though, Burrow’s 67.7 completion percentage with 30 touchdowns against five interceptions and outright pocket heroics would have him as a likely MVP frontrunner, were he not counterbalanced by the league’s worst defense.
Sharpe is playing a role, though, and the fact Burrow has to play literally perfect, best-in-NFL ball at all times just for his team to pick up wins just spotlights what a miserable job the Bengals have done building around the star passer.
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