The Mahomes Vs. Burrow Debate

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(06-22-2023, 12:48 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I think the weakness in bringing up a point like this is you are trying to only use one game as the evidence against Mahomes. One could just as easily look at Burrow's game logs and say "Okay, Burrow stunk it up against the Browns in the 2021 season." That alone would kind of prove their point - you can't use a singular game as some kind of evidence for or against something. Obviously, Burrow played very well overall in 2021 despite that stinker of a game against Cleveland. If you gave Mahomes a full season behind a porous offensive line, I am sure he would also play very well. 

Now, we can look at their performance when "under pressure" and it will show you that Burrow has a higher passer rating under pressure over the last two seasons than Mahomes does. However, Mahomes is better when he is kept clean. In 2021 they were nearly exactly the same, but in 2022 Mahomes was significantly better than Burrow when kept clean. It wasn't even close. 

Personally, I don't think there is much of an argument for Burrow being better than Mahomes yet. However, I think there is a very strong argument that Burrow is #2. 

We differ greatly on these points.  Look at the teams they played last year as well.  Look at how much camp Burrow missed with a ruptured appendix.  Adn he was far from "kept clean".  I don't see Mahomes, or any QB excelling behind a porous offensive line.  Not at least in the  biggest games.