Defenses craft levels upon levels of strategic assaults on young quarterbacks, intricate schemes and misdirection that borders on the mystical, but it really all boils down to this: overwhelm the kid and see what happens. A few young quarterbacks crumble. A few barely survive.
And then there's Joey Franchise. He doesn't just survive pressure, he thrives on it.
The Cincinnati Bengals have won three games this season — three before October, really, it's true — and two of those are a direct result of Joe Burrow's quick-learning, adjust-on-the-fly mindset.