12-10-2022, 08:00 PM
(12-10-2022, 10:02 AM)samhain Wrote: It feels dumb to start comparing him to all-time greats, but it's definitely something I impulsively do. My wife asked me what I thought of him after they won vs the Titans in his rookie season. I told her he was Tom Brady remade and it felt ignorant, but not quite completely off target.
If you look at what he's doing 40 games into his career, the argument is interesting. Brady had the privilege of growing into the league on a roster with the best defense and defensive coach in the league to prop him up. On offense, they were a running team personality-wise. By the time Brady became god-level goat Brady, he'd already won 2 or 3 titles while he was figuring things out. Burrow has grown up with a very young and previously unsuccessful coach, a very bad offensive line up to about 5 weeks ago, and a defense that was in no way established when he arrived here.
His success is largely a product of his singular impact. He wasn't so much nurtured and developed by the existing culture. He came here and the culture became great because OF him. That's massive. Herbert and Tua are great and so is Hurts, but I don't think any of those guys were capable of doing what Burrow has done to impact the overall demeanor of an organization. Tua was babied and protected due to injury and Herbert hasn't shown he can carry a depleted roster. Hurts took 2 seasons to develop into what he is now. Burrow made a difference the minute he logged on to virtual meetings during covid. The entire makeup and mentality changed around him. It's unreal to watch.
Another fantastic post Samhain, completely agree and you said it better than I could. I said before we drafted him, I saw a more mobile
Tom Brady. That is who I still see but Joe Burrow is growing into his own version that I cannot even compare him to, like you say, it is
unreal to watch honestly. The confidence he brings is just infectious and his accuracy hitting his Receivers in stride and on comebacks
and curls and his sideline balls are second to none, even Brady IMO.
