Joe Burrow vs Trevor Lawrence

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(12-29-2019, 07:57 AM)OswaldsLegacy Wrote: So nearly everyone on this board want us to take Joe Burrow as the number 1 pick.  They claim him to be the next great QB and for some reason think we will win the SB easily with him.  However Burrow does have some detractors and these posters are being extremely cautious in giving Burrows the full support that he has on this board.

His detractors point out his rise out of nowhere.  How he has been in college football for a while and didn't start at OHIO and transferred to an already good/decent team at LSU.  They point out that he does have a good OLine, good WRs that have to keep adjusting for his throws and great coaching.

His supporters vehemently deny he has any of those things.  They use buzzwords and phrases like "competitor", "great vision", "leader", "accurate", "does things that I haven't seen any QB do in a long time" (my personal favorite).

However there is another QB that isn't available this year but will be next year.  That is Trevor Lawrence.

Unlike Burrow, Lawrence has succeeded from the start.  He is undefeated since he took over at Clemson and has all of the buzzwords that Burrow has.  He has also had a lot of his team leave for the NFL after last year and he hasn't missed a beat.  Not too many detractors on him but some still think Burrow is better.

I like Lawrence as a QB prospect better personally so my question is... if Burrow or Lawrence were to both be in the same draft which one would you take and why?

In the same draft, I would take Burrow.  The margin by which Burrow has outplayed Lawrence is much bigger than the margin Lawrence outplayed him last year.  Their stats over the last two years...

Burrow 590/857 68.8% 8102 yards 71 TD's 11 Int's

Lawrence 509/767 66.4% 6711 yards 66 TD's 12 Int's

Burrow also has the edge in rushing yards (710 to 691) and rushing TD's (11 to 9).

On top of that, Burrow has done it in a tougher conference and done it in a pro style offense.  Lawrence has better physical traits, but a lot of the hype with him was that he was good in year one and should only improve.  He has really only improved slightly in year 2.