Nervous? Not Joe

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(08-20-2020, 03:58 PM)odysseus32 Wrote: 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.

I agree with the sense that we don't know how strong Burrow's arm is but as you say, it's strong enough.

The thing is, you don't need a cannon to be a successful QB. In fact, I'd argue that most of the greatest QBs didn't have cannons: Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Joe Montana, etc. That said, imagine if Burrow truly does have a cannon but he's so good at using just enough strength that we will only ever get glimpses of it.