QB Index - Week 1

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(09-09-2021, 02:55 PM)jj22 Wrote: Burrow not getting any respect. Can we still consider him a media darling?

https://www.nfl.com/news/qb-index-week-1-ranking-all-32-starters-entering-2021-nfl-season

Bengals Twitter is all up in arms.

I find it fascinating national media has Burrow so far behind Herbert in general. I know Herbert had a great (healthy) year, but it's becoming not even close in the eyes of the pundits. You'd think Burrow was a bust.

I'm gonna (attempt to) defend the article on this one in regards to Burrow's low ranking.

Joe Burrow's efficiency ranks last year:
Completion percentage - 22nd (65.3%, which is still good)
QB Rating - 24th (89.8)

I think he'll climb the rankings, but I can understand why he'd be ranked in the 20's. That's where he was last year in terms of efficiency, and there are a lot of question marks.

EDIT - It is weird that Herbert is so much higher though. Herbert did (far) better than many expected, and he should have a (much) better OL, but he wasn't really that much better than Burrow.

Had Burrow played the full 16 games like Herbert, here's how their stats would have compared:
Burrow - 65.3% completion, 4300 yards, 21 pass TDs, 8 INTs, 442 rush yards, 5 rush TDs, 6 fumbles lost, 89.8 QB Rating
Herbert - 66.6% completion, 4336 yards, 31 pass TDs, 10 INTs, 234 rush yards, 5 rush TDs, 1 fumble lost, 98.3 QB Rating