12-30-2022, 06:47 PM
(12-30-2022, 06:16 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: It's very impressive by Burrow, but also it's representative of the NFL league-wide lately.
League Average Comp% When Entered NFL (Difference Between Last)
Burrow (2020): 65.2% (+5.1%)
Dalton (2011): 60.1% (+1.3%)
Palmer (2003): 58.8% (+1.7%)
A Smith (1999): 57.1% (-0.4%)
Klinger (1992): 57.5% (+0.9%)
Esiason (1984): 56.4%
Gradual increase for the most part with a HUGE jump lately. So it's really mostly just him competing with guys from the last decade with a couple vets sprinkled in. Jimmy G is the 2nd in Comp% in NFL history right now, Watson is 3rd, Prescott is 4th, Herbert is 5th. 8 of the top 10 career Cmp% played this year and when Burrow qualifies it will become 9 of the top 10.
Great post. As always, we have to look at it in an era adjusted manner. This isn't to take anything away from Burrow, you're 100% correct. It is just the natural evolution of the game. As far as QBs have truly dominated their era, it goes something like this...
Steve Young - 64.3% (7.8% above league average during his career)
Joe Montana - 63.2% (7.2% above league average during his career)
Drew Brees - 67.7% (6.4% above league average during his career)
Chad Pennington - 66% (6.1% above league average during his career)
And so on, so forth. These are guys at the top. Right now, Burrow is averaging 3.7% above league average. Impressive, but not dominant.
