12-07-2019, 10:35 PM
(12-07-2019, 10:28 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Burrow had more then one year, but he is like Trubisky in the fact that prior to the season he wasn't listed as the top QB, he was 3rd if not 4th even 5th in some circles. He is coming off a year in 2018 with a 57% completion rate before stepping up this season.
I just really worry this guy is David Carr, JaMarcus Russell, etc.
One year of great success, I'd just prefer to wait and get a guy who has started for several years.
He might be listed as a better prospect now, but as I said above he wasn't rated as the top QB till near the end of this season and Tua's injury helped lock him in.
It also worries me that the guy couldn't beat out J.T. Barrett or Dwayne Haskins for the starting job. If those two are both better then he is, then he isn't worth the top pick over all.
The Tua thing is more scouts not liking to be wrong more than anything. The reality is he was the better prospect mid season, Tua had shown a couple blemishes but scouts have been pounding the table for two years about Tua and they hate being wrong. We will see a similar thing next year potentially with Trevor Lawrence.
As to him “not being able to beat them out” that doesn’t mean anything. Literally, that argument means nothing in terms of an NFL evaluation. Justin Fields couldn’t beat out Jake Fromm but I’d take Justin Fields over Fromm right now if I was drafting one. College coaches want their guys to win them games and often look for what will win them games today. Joe Burrow is a big time NFL prospect who played on college teams ahead of him doesn’t matter at all.
