Joe Burrow
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“I was just talking through what I'm seeing, who I'm looking at, who I'm keying in, certain coverages, certain teams, who's giving it away, all that good stuff.”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow described walking through his quarterback reads and cues with the defensive coaches.
“For me, you can practice full speed against the defense all you want. But you're not getting hit. You're not quite feeling that. And the D-line is stopping. Free runners are stopping a couple of yards before they get to you, number one. And then you can work on scrambling a little bit. You can get that timing of how quickly you actually have to get the ball out of your hand in those preseason games. Whereas in training camp, you try to simulate that as best as you can. But it's not quite the same.”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow explained the unique value of preseason game action compared to practice.
“I thought they were really sharp today. I thought their energy was great,”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow evaluated the defensive unit's sharpness on the opening day of camp.
“That'll feel more like a game week for me. Obviously, you're still doing training camp practices and trying to get the most out of those, but mindset-wise, when you're traveling to these preseason games, it's going to be a little different mindset, a little different feeling,”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow discussed how traveling for preseason games helps adjust his mindset.
“It's obviously disappointing. You'd like to have all your guys out there day one to try to build that cohesion that I was talking about,”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow shared his thoughts on players missing the start of training camp due to contract situations.
“I think the defensive backs were playing really well, playing their leverages sticky and covered, so they won the day,”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow credited the secondary for winning the day in practice.
“But that's not how it usually works out. It's a business, and that is how it's gone ⦠It can be frustrating. But that's the business of the NFL, that's how things go.”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow acknowledged the business aspect of NFL holdouts.
“I think that would be positive.”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow expressed that having road preseason reps would be beneficial.
“It was cutups. I'm not sure how many plays, maybe 50 to 70, or something like that,”
Joe Burrow · said 2025-07-23 · reported 2025-07-23
Joe Burrow discussed reviewing film with the Bengals defensive staff during the spring.