05-02-2022, 05:37 PM
(05-02-2022, 01:16 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: It’s position groups as a whole. The drop off after Hurst is massive. Not quite as bad at RB, but Perine is nothing special, and people are sleeping on Evans.
I’m not really sure why the Rams are higher at QB either. Burrow is better than Stafford, and they have a bunch of scrubs at backup just like we do.
Stafford, Burrow and Herbert are all neck and neck, essentially. I have no issues with any of these guys being interchanged based on 2021. I do think that Burrow is going to jump out ahead of all of them in 2022. Joe finished 7th in EPA per pass attempt rankings for 2021, but from week 10 on, he was 2nd. The Burrow that finished the season was different than the Burrow who began it, and that shows up in the turnovers column. A full, healthy offseason with an improved offensive line will have Burrow in the top three all season, I think.
For reference, over that same timespan (week 10+), Stafford was 9th and Herbert was 3rd. Why did Stafford and Herbert finish above Burrow? Herbert was consistent throughout the season, Stafford came out on fire, and Burrow was inconsistent through week 10. Prior to week 10, Herbert was 11th, Stafford was 1st and Burrow was 21st. The Cleveland game killed Burrow's ranking, sending him from 12th to 21st. He lit it up from that point on and I think we continue to see that in 2022, firmly putting him into top five discussions.
