A look back, CP9 draft

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(01-09-2020, 03:14 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I hadn't looked back at Palmer to realize how similar his and Burrow's last two years were in terms of growth.
Both also have that quiet, calm demeanor.
Both could also end up wearing #9 in the NFL, as this was Burrow's number in college.

I think to your point, information was not nearly as widely accessible back then as it is now.
Social media wasn't a thing so you really weren't seeing/hearing a lot of fan opinions like you do now.

It's actually funny going back to the 2002 passing leaders.
The #1 passer in college football that year was now Arizona Cardinals HC Cliff Kingsbury with 5017 passing yards.
There were 4 passers with 4000+ yards.

Compare that to 2019 and you see...also just 4 passers with 4000+ yards. The only difference is there are two with 5000+ yards...Anthony Gordon and Joe Burrow.

In fact, Burrow's final season is more impressive than Palmer's probably was. I say probably because statistically it is better but I didn't watch Palmer back in college (I was just in high school).

Definite rep to you for showing how well Burrow compared to Palmer but 17 years later. 

I'd be willing to bet if you (took the time, I ain't) looked hard there's a bunch of QB's who took a leap in their last season before they were drafted. I watched Palmer play maybe twice before the draft, late in the season for a few minutes. And of course the high lights. And that's about it. Todd McShay on ESPN. 

Like you say the point I'm trying to make is there's so much more exposure now ! Websites, draft sites, analysts, social media, and just on and on.

I think it's easy to be way over analyzed. There's 1,000's of "experts" out there posting all kinds of gibberish. How many actually know what they're looking for or talking about ?