06-17-2020, 12:13 PM
(06-17-2020, 10:08 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: If say, he should easily throw for 4000 yards and 40 TD's with our WR group and being a number 1 overall pick. If so he should have us the playoffs in 2020.
I am glad we drafted Joe, but I will buy the hype if and when he wins playoff games. It should start in 2020 or Joe is a disappointment in my eyes.
You're really letting your love of Andy Dalton prevent you from having a rational discussion about Joe Burrow. Not only are these numbers obscenely high, but you even managed to preface them them with the word easily.
The league leader in TD's last season threw for 36 TD's. So what you essentially just said is that Joe Burrow should easily lead the NFL in passing TD's as a rookie.
Fwiw, here is where 40 TD's would rank over the last 10 seasons:
2019 - 1st
2018 - 1st
2017 - 1st
2016 - 1st (Tied)
2015 - 1st
2014 - 1st (Tied)
2013 - 2nd
2012 - 2nd
2011 - 4th
2010 - 1st
Over these 10 seasons 40 TD seaons have only occurred a total of 6 times. That's out of a potential 320 NFL starting jobs. What you're saying here is he seasily should hit a mark that has only been accomplished by 1.875% of NFL QB's in the last decade.
I'm not not trying to be a jerk in pointing out the absurdity in such a statement. But you've made similar posts before and I think you should at least attempt to be reasonable with some of these takes. Obviously you're bummed about Andy leaving and that's ok. But Burrow's already has enough pressure on here from fans as immediately being this huge upgrade. Throwing out numbers like this is only making the conversation all the more ridiculous.
If Joe Burrow can manage to hit even 3,500 yards and even 30 TD's, then that will what heckuva rookie year. Both of those numbers put him well within the top half of the league, which would be an increible feat for a rookie QB.
PS Some of you all need to pump the breaks with this WR/TE group stuff. I saw someone rank us as maybe the leagues best the other day. The reality is a fair ranking right now is probably around 10. We have no idea what we have in AJ, and we're well below average at TE. Quit acting like Burrow is inherited an elite group. At least not until we can see where AJ is, and what we have in Higgins, Ross, and Co. As it stands right now, we have one proven commodity in Tyler Boyd. The rest are complete question marks.
