Burrow is doing beyond fantastic

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(10-27-2020, 03:51 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I like Burrow a lot, but this kind of stuff is over the top.

Ken Anderson led the league in passer rating 4 times and won an MVP.  He held the NFL single season completion percentage record for over 20 years.

Joe Burrow is currently 24th in the league in passer rating.  He might some day be as good as Anderson, but it is ridiculous to rank him higher than that right now.

Burrows arm is not that strong and he is not especially fast or elusive.  I will not criticize his mental acuity, but at the same time I have not seen anything really amazing that makes him look smarter than prior Bengal QBs.  He holds onto the ball too long and he has made some stupid passes.

Just to repeat.  I am not bashing Joe in any way.

His pocket awareness and how he moves up and away from pressure is like some of the real greats.  Hard to believe but his sack numbers should be way worse.  
I'll agree he doesn't have a Palmer cannon but he's definitely accurate.  And he throws to the right guy and on time more than a rookie should. 
He's real good man, if you can't see it now you will soon.