No Need for a #1 WR

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(09-27-2020, 07:52 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: If every QB had an extra second of time they'd be dangerous. You'd be surprised how much time a second is for a QB and how much of an unreasonable ask it is.


https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/62v6jk/quarterbacks_time_to_throw_in_relation_to/

Couple years old, but it gives you a good idea. The vast majority of QBs are in the 2.50-2.90 range for time to throw.  Tyrod Taylor is an anomaly there because he had great ability to escape and extend the play.


Even then there's not a second difference between the fastest and the slowest. 


I don't know the numbers of what Burrow has had this year for TTT but you'll note on that list that Drew Brees is the 2nd fastest (2.43s), Jared Goff was 8th (2.50s), Tom Brady was 12th (2.57s). The difference between Brees at 2nd and Brady at 12th? 0.13s ... that's it.


So yes, Burrow needs a little more time to throw, but we're honestly talking ~0.10-0.20 seconds more. That's all. The rest is getting Burrow to make good pre-snap reads and making quick decisions once the ball is in his hand before getting rid of it quickly. Stuff that'll come with him getting experience and no longer being a rookie. (A better schemed offense wouldn't hurt either.)

Where does Andy Dalton fall in there?