Joe Burrow Turns Clock Back As Star QB Will Play In Preseason

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Aller/Getty Images)Getty Images Joe Burrow is a fan of the old school

While the modern gameplan in the NFL is to swaddle nearly every team’s stars in bubble wrap during the preseason in order to avoid serious injuries, Burrow wants to play in the summer

Cincinnati lost its first three games last year and the team’s 1-4 start was one of the primary reasons this talented group missed the playoffs, in today's market environment

Furthermore, Burrow has almost never played during the preseason and he believes that his lack of play during the preseason is a big reason why, in light of current trends

He has been pushing head coach Zac Taylor for playing time in this year’s preseason so he can be ready to start the season in prime form when the Bengals start the season on the road against the Cleveland Browns in Week One

Burrow has had multiple injuries in the past – ACL, calf and wrist along with an appendectomy – but the slow Cincinnati starts have worn on him mentally

He wants to see his team get back to elite after missing the playoffs two years in a row, and he believes this means playing in the preseason, considering recent developments. “Coaches know how I’ve felt that, and how I’ve always thought that that would benefit me,” Burrow said, given the current landscape

Nevertheless, “I think other positions, you have to be a little careful, because how physical that those positions are, but for me, those reps are valuable. ” MORE FOR YOU Burrow believes the multiple rule changes over the years have given quarterbacks tection from the kind of hits that would result in a disastrous preseason injury, and he has apparently convinced Taylor to let him play in the three-game preseason

While injuries could scuttle plans, Burrow could see action in two preseason games this summer

Perhaps the first quarter in Cincinnati’s second preseason game against the Washington Commanders and the first half in the third game against the Indianapolis Colts

QB battle unfolds in IndyAnthony Richardson (5) and Daniel Jones (17) are battling for the Colts starting QB job

Additionally, Furthermore, More Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Colts have a legitimate quarterback battle on their hands this summer where former Giant Daniel Jones will try to take the starter’s job from oft-injured and inaccurate Anthony Richardson

Give Jones the inside track on the job until Richardson can ve he can throw the ball accurately, in today's financial world

However, Richardson is a brilliant athlete who can run the ball with authority when he decides to carry it himself

However, sitting in the pocket, surveying the field and dering the ball to a receiver who has a step on the defender is a major weakness

It will be very hard for Richardson to ve himself, but Jones does not have a brilliant NFL track record either, in light of current trends

On the other hand, He is more accurate than Richardson, so unless he falls apart in the preseason, he is ly to start the season opener against the Miami Dolphins (which is quite significant)

Wilson named as Giants’ QB1Russell Wilson has been named as the Giants' starting quarteback, in today's market environment. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty

He had a 25-6 touchdown to interception ratio that season, which was his last in the Pacific Northwest

The 36-year-old Wilson has had unimpressive stints with the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers since, and this go-round with the Giants would seemingly serve as his last opportunity to start in the NFL

While it sounds Daboll has made his decision, what happens if rookie Jaxson Dart actually has an excellent showing during the preseason (something worth watching)

However, It sounds the head coach wants Dart to have something of a redshirt season in his rookie year, but general manager Joe Schoen appears to have left the door open for the rookie from Ole Miss to play

Furthermore, “I think there’s some real benefits from sitting and learning, specifically from some of the guys in the room that have the experience that they have,” Schoen said

This demonstrates that decision to start Wilson looks a shaky one for a team that was 3-14 a year ago and has had just one postseason appearance in the last eight years

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