08-20-2020, 03:58 PM
(08-20-2020, 12:44 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I don't get this narrative. No, Burrow doesn't have a cannon, but his arm is not "weak" or "questionable". I remember in the game against Trevor Lawrence's team (I don't regularly watch CFB, so I don't remember what team he plays for). It was the 3rd drive in the game. First 2 drives were basically 3-and-outs. It looked like LSU's offense was going to struggle. I believe it was 3rd down and LSU was backed up against their end zone. The ball is snapped. Burrow is almost immediately pressured and is flushed out of the pocket; he rolled to his right, evades a tackler and launches a pass that travels like 40-50 yards in the air and lands perfectly in the hands of his receiver in stride.
That's not the sign of a weak arm.
Don't get me wrong, I'm saying that if there is any question about Burrow it's his arm strength. I think it's fine, but it's not the big time NFL arm you see scouts hyping up. And my perspective on his arm comes from a few of the smaller games this past season in which he was able to get away with not being able to blast it 60 yards down field. It's quite possible that he just never tried to hit 50/50 deep bombs in the big games unless he knew his guy was gonna get open.
I'm just trying to see it without tinted glasses, because truth be told, I think Burrow is going to have success wherever he goes. He's got the mentality, he's got the accuracy, he can keep plays alive, he's a workaholic. I just see a lot of people (admittedly, mostly LSU fans) thinking he is going to come in an rock the world. And he definitely might, but I think he is going to take some lumps. I'm excited to see him progress.
